{"product_id":"9781476618593","title":"Perceval and Gawain in Dark Mirrors: Reflection and Reflexivity in Chrétien de Troyes's Conte del Graal","description":"An innovative author of verse romance, Chrétien de Troyes wrote in northern France between 1170 and 1190. Credited with the first Arthurian romance, he composed five works set in King Arthur’s court, culminating with an unfinished masterpiece, the \u003ci\u003eConte del Graal\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eStory of the Grail\u003c\/i\u003e). This text is the first to mention the banquet serving dish that became the Holy Grail in early efforts to rewrite or complete the text.    This book focuses on the \u003ci\u003eConte\u003c\/i\u003e’s narrative depiction of mirrors real and metaphorical: shining armor, a polished golden eagle, the Grail itself, St. Paul’s enigmatic looking glass, the blood drops in snow in which Perceval sees the face of his beloved. The last chapter joins the controversy over Chrétien’s intended conclusion, and proposes a climactic ending in which Perceval, heir to the Grail kingdom, confronts his double, Gawain, heir to Arthur’s Logres.","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company, Incorporated Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166851186928,"sku":"9781476618593","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781476618593_p0.jpg?v=1763608672","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781476618593","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}