Tristan & Isolde by Gottfried Von Strassburg; (Ch 18-Turheim's Continuation)
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We return to Tristan and Iseult.
Gottfried von Strassburg was a German poet writing in the early 13th century — like Béroul, we know almost nothing about him beyond his name and what can be inferred from the poem itself.
Tristan (1210) takes the raw legend we encountered in Béroul and transforms it into something of extraordinary psychological and philosophical depth. Gottfried's prologue alone — a manifesto on the nature of love and suffering — announces that we wade out into new literary waters.
Like Béroul, Gottfried left his poem unfinished — it breaks off mid-sentence, apparently at his death. The Whobrey translation includes Ulrich von Türheim's continuation, which we will read in our second meeting.
The Hackett Publishing edition, translated by William T. Whobrey, will be our baseline translation:
Kindle edition:
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New and used versions are available at Walmart and used book resellers.