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Sta n h r f o r a n our o ns rt abo ut w t d t e e e , h vi g y l i gi i h trut a nd a no nh breas t la te o f r teo us ne ss h , h vi g t e p igh ; ‘ And yo ur f eet shod with the p rep a ra tio no f the go sp el o f p ea c e ; “ Abo e a ll ta n h s hield o f a t Wh r w i h e v , ki g t e f i h , e e t y shall be abl e to quench a ll the fiery da rts o f the wi cke d . “ And ak the helme t o f s a at o nand the s word t e lv i , ” r r — n o f the S t w c is the wo o f God. E es a s p i i , hi h d p h i — 1 7 . Know ye no t th a t your bo dy is the Temp le o f the — Ho ly Gho st I Co rinthi ans ; Grant u s fa ith to rebuild Thy Ho ly Temp l e ino ur ea rts a nd ea to a nma te our es a m t us to th e h , z l i liv ; d i Immo rta em e not ma e ans eterna inthe l T p l d by h d , l n” heave s . reema sonr is a s c ence o f mo ra t e e in F y i li y, v il d ” tr s a llegory a nd illus a ted by ymbo ls . If the re is one among you who is de fici ent in s om let him ra to the S r t o f rut w c Wi d , p y p i i T h , hi h co mes to th e s m e m ne but oes not o btru e i p l i d d , d d ” i — mo o u onano ne a nd h w o ta nt. o s p y , e ill b i C l gy, r n r m n F a z H a t a n. To know Go d is to have o vercome D ea th and the p ower o f D ea th . CONTENTS P AGE Intr oducti o n : The M ea ning o f th e Sto ry To - day P r ologue : H ow Titu r el Founded the Temp le of the Gr a il PART I . ASPIRATION C H AP TER H h . ow Ga muret e t e I Ang vin , o f Za s s amank oo King , T k P a rt in the Tourn ey a t Ka nvoleis Of th e S o rr owful D eath of Gamuret Angevin H H rz eleide III . ow Quee n e Br ought H er Child to the Fo r est V 1 1 1 CONTENTS C H AP TER P AGE ’ H ow H erz eleide s S onsaw ’ S ome o f King Ar thu r s Knights ’ H ow H e rz ele ide s S onRo de Fo rth to S eek Knighth o od ’ H ow H erz eleide s S onmet with J e s chute a nd Sigun e H ow P a rz wa l C a me B e for e King Ar thu r ’ z 1 h V III . Of P a r iv a l s Adv entur e W t th e R ed Knight H ow Pa rziv a l Ca me to th e C a s tle o f Gurnema nz a t Grah a rz H ow P a rz w a l C a me to th e City o f P elra p eire H ow Pa rziv a l Ov e r ca me Kinrona nd Kla mide a nd g , o f H ow H e W edded Q ueen Kondwira mu r o f P elra p eire CONTENTS ix PART II . FAILURE AP TER P AGE H ow a a a m XII . P rziv l C e to the T emp le o f th e Gr a il H o XIII . w P a rziv a l wa s Rep r oa ch ed by Sigu n e H ow P a rziv a l Fought with Orilus H ow Pa rziv a l wa s M a de a Knight o f th e Round Ta ble H ow P a rziv a l wa s Sha med by ’ Kondrie a nd o f Ga wa in s Pledge to Fight with King rimurs el H h XV II . ow Gaw a in B eca me t e Knight o f th e Little M a iden Obilot ’ a w XVIII . Of G a in s Adv entu r e a t S ch amf a nzon H XIX . ow P a rziv a l met Aga in with u e a nd o f H is Adven Sig n , tur e with the Temp la r CONTENTS PART III . FULFILLMENT C H AP TER P AGE H XX . ow Pa rziv a l S ought Coun s el fr om Trevrez ent ’ Of Pa rziv a l s Remo r s e a nd Co nfes s io n H o a h XXII . w Ga w in met wi th t e La dy Org elus e H ow a wa c e ed th e XXIII . G in A hi v Adv e ntu r e o f th e Ch a tea u Merveil ’ Of Ga wa in s Adv entu r e a t th e P e ril ou s Fo rd X h ow ea ce wa s ec a e X V . Of P D l r d B etw ee n Ga wa in and King Gra mofla z H ow Pa rziv a l Fought with Fe irefis a nd o f th e oo , G d Tidings Kondrie Br ought H ow P a rz wa l H ea l ed Anf o r CONTENTS xi f the ee f XXV III . O M ting o P a rziv al a nd Kondwiramur H ow a a w s XXIX . P rziv l a Cr own ed King o f th e Gr a il Of Lo e th e onof . n S XXX h grin , Pa rziv a l A Key to the P a rziv a l o f Wolfr a m V on Es chenb a ch The S ix Themes of the Pa rziv a l The Ethi ca l Tea ching The Relatio n to An ci ent Tr a dition The Gr a il Ston e o f the Pa rziv a l and the Sto n e o f the Philo sop he r s Notes onthe Story of Parzival ILLUSTRATIONS FACI NG PAGE H erz eleide and Pa rziv a l Frontis piece Pa rziv a l in the Fo r est P a rziva l and Iwanet The Fi sh er King The H e rmita ge of Trevrezent The Arriv a l at Mons a lva g e The P r oces s ion o f the Gr a il (D es ignon h E P er t e nd ap . ) 2 THE STORY OF PARZIVAL o e a s th e ot e a e oes th e two P e ce l v d h r Gr il h r , r a s a a a Pa s a a nd Lo e v l , G l h d , r if l h ngrin . The p o em lend s its elf to a dap tati on in p r ose f o r c e but a s a o s e a a t e c a n e hildr n , p r n rr iv giv a s ugge sti o n o nly o f the individua l style and eaut o f t s ea me ae a oem o e b y hi gr t di v l p , ld r r ea de r s who a re inte r ested in un usua l liter a tu e a re u e to e o the o a o r the r , rg d nj y rigin l , a dmir a bl e tr a n s l a tio n in v er s e whi ch ha s been m s L e st a e s s s o .