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  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
    Jessie L. (Jessie Laidlay) Weston / M. M. Crawford
    Experience the enduring allure of Arthurian legend with 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.' This meticulously prepared edition presents Jessie L. Weston’s retelling of the classic Middle English romance in modern prose, complete with an insightful introduction and helpful notes. Delve into a world of chivalry, honor, and fantastical challenges as Sir Gawaine, one of Arthur’s mos...
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    21,12 €

  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
    Jessie L. (Jessie Laidlay) Weston / M. M. Crawford
    Experience the enduring allure of Arthurian legend with 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.' This meticulously prepared edition presents Jessie L. Weston’s retelling of the classic Middle English romance in modern prose, complete with an insightful introduction and helpful notes. Delve into a world of chivalry, honor, and fantastical challenges as Sir Gawaine, one of Arthur’s mos...
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    34,76 €

  • Sir Gawain And The Green Knight A Middle-English Arthurian Romance Retold In Modern Prose
    Jessie L. Weston
    Sir Gawain And The Green Knight: A Middle-English Arthurian Romance Retold In Modern Prose is a retelling of a classic 14th-century medieval romance that revolves around Sir Gawain, a valiant knight of King Arthur s Round Table. The story begins with a grand Christmas feast at Camelot, where the Green Knight challenges the knights present to a beheading contest. Sir Gawain, emb...
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    10,59 €

  • From Ritual to Romance
    Jessie L. Weston
    Jessie L. Weston’s From Ritual to Romance explores the mystic roots of Arthurian legend, tracing its connections to ancient fertility rites and religious rituals. A groundbreaking study, this classic work unveils the symbolic depth of the Grail quest, inspiring readers and scholars alike with its profound cultural and literary insights. ...
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    16,27 €

  • Morien
    Jessie L. Weston
    Morien: A Metrical Romance Rendered into English Prose from the Mediæval Dutch, a classical and rare book that has been considered essential throughout human history, so that this work is never forgotten, we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatte...
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    19,75 €

  • The Legend of Sir Lancelot du Lac; Studies upon its Origin, Development, and Position in the Arthurian Romantic Cycle
    Jessie L. Weston
    The Legend of Sir Lancelot du Lac; Studies upon its Origin, Development, and Position in the Arthurian Romantic Cycle, has been considered an important book throughout the human history. So that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. The whole book has been reformatte...
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    17,17 €

  • Guingamor, Lanval, Tyolet, Bisclaveret
    de France Marie / Jessie L. Weston
    This Book 'Guingamor, Lanval, Tyolet, Bisclaveret: Four lais rendered into English prose' has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These b...
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    11,81 €

  • Tristan
    Gottfried von Strassburg / Jessie L. Weston / Jessie LWeston
    Gottfried von Strassburg’s early 13th century retelling of the 'Tristan and Iseult' legend is widely regarded as one of the most important works of the German Middle Ages. Left unfinished at the time of his death and subsequently finished by Heinrich von Freiberg and Ulrich von Türheim, Strassburg’s 'Tristan' is held out as one of the best examples of the 'common', as opposed t...
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    12,51 €

  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
    Anonymous / Jessie L. Weston / Jessie LWeston
    Arthurian legends have long been the source of countless popular tales. “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” is one of the best known and most widely read. During King Arthur’s New Year’s celebration, a mysterious knight, with green clothes and horse, arrives with a challenge to the knights of the round table—any one of them may swing at the Green Knight with an axe if he too is w...
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    8,96 €

  • Parzival
    Wolfram von Eschenbach / Jessie L. Weston / Jessie LWeston
    German poet Wolfram von Eschenbach’s romance story “Parzival” tells the whirlwind tale of a young man’s life as a knight in search for the Holy Grail. It follows the medieval heroic story of Parzival as he tries to balance his desire for love with his quest for the Grail. At first, Parzival is childish and ignorant, and his bad choices prohibit him from obtaining the Grail. Onl...
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    17,85 €

  • Sir Gawain and the Lady of Lys
    Jessie L. Weston / Jessie LWeston
    Gawain is unfailingly valiant, generous, and courteous, even, to excess. It is in truth Gawain and not Arthur who was the typical English hero. Ride with him now on one of his most gallant adventures! ...
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    18,08 €

  • The Adventures of Sir Gawain
    James Knowles / Jessie L. Weston / Jessie LWeston / Thomas Malory
    Sir Gawain is without a doubt the greatest of the King Arthur’s English Knights fiercely loyal, hot headed, and fearlessly brave. Collected here in this edition are Sir Gawain and the Green Knight translated by Jessie Weston, Gawain and the Lady of Avalon by George Augustus Simcox, Sir Gawaine’s Quest for the White Hart by Sir Thomas Malory, Sir Gawain Meets Sir Prianius by Sir...
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    14,96 €

  • Sir Gawain and the Lady of Lys
    Jessie L. Weston / Jessie LWeston
    Gawain is unfailingly valiant, generous, and courteous, even, to excess. It is in truth Gawain and not Arthur who was the typical English hero. Ride with him now on one of his most gallant adventures! ...
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    9,20 €

  • From Ritual to Romance
    Jessie L. Weston / Jessie LWeston
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    28,93 €

  • From Ritual to Romance
    James L. Weston / James LWeston / Jessie Laidlay Weston
    From Ritual to Romance is a 1920 landmark study of anthropology and folklore that examines the roots of the King Arthur-Holy Grail legends. Jessie Weston’s revolutionary theory holds that most elements of the Grail story are actually the remnants of incredibly old fertility rites -- with the lance and the cup serving as sexual symbols.Drawing on James George Frazer’s seminal wo...
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    46,94 €

  • Romance, Vision And Satire
    Jessie L. Weston / Jessie LWeston
    ''Romance, Vision and Satire: English Alliterative Poems of the Fourteenth Century'' by Jessie L. Weston is a collection of medieval English poems from the 14th century. These poems are written in alliterative verse, a form of poetry in which the stressed syllables of words begin with the same letter or sound. The book includes a variety of genres, including romance, vision, an...
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    37,76 €

  • Guingamor, Lanval, Tyolet, Le Bisclaveret
    Marie de France / Jessie L. Weston / Jessie LWeston
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    15,07 €

  • The Three Day’s Tournament
    Jessie L. Weston / Jessie LWeston
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    14,83 €

  • The Legend Of Sir Perceval
    Jessie L. Weston / Jessie LWeston
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    38,29 €

  • Sir Libeaus Desconus
    Jessie L. Weston / Jessie LWeston
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    12,77 €

  • The Romance Of Morien
    Jessie L. Weston / Jessie LWeston
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    13,40 €

  • Quest of the Holy Grail
    Jessie L. Weston / Jessie LWeston
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    25,79 €

  • Legends of the Wagner Drama
    Jessie L. Weston / Jessie LWeston
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    39,89 €

  • From Ritual to Romance
    Jessie L. Weston / Jessie LWeston
    Acknowledged by T. S. Eliot as crucial to understanding 'The Waste Land,' Jessie Weston’s book has continued to attract readers interested in ancient religion, myth, and especially Arthurian legend. Weston examines the saga of the Grail, which, in many versions, begins when the wounded king of a famished land sees a procession of objects including a bleeding lance and a bejewel...
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    54,28 €