Odyssee. Nach der ersten Ausgabe von Joh. Heinrich Voss.

Avec des documents inédits. Paris, Desclée de Brouwer & C.Ed. 1932, cm.13x20, pp.530, 7 tavv.bn.ft. brossura Collana Temps et Visages. (firma a penna alla sguardia.).

Versione italiana di Antonella Aloigi Hayes. Milano, Ediz. Curci, 1997, cm.24x30,5, pp.36, fascicolo,

Traduz.di Anna Rusconi. Milano, Mondadori 2000, cm.15x22, pp.341, brossura. Collana Best Sellers.

Cambridge, Cambridge University Press 1966, cm.15x23, pp.489, legatura editoriale con sovraccoperta. prima edizione. Wolfram's Parzival is one of the great medieval romances, but the complexities and obscurities of source, language and the Grail symbol have led to a virtual neglect by scholars of the problems of structure and characterisation. Medieval characterisation tended towards idealisation, symbolism and the view that the individual could be considered a member of a class or type; in Wolfram however the beginnings of individual characterisation can be seen. This 1966 book studies the types and techniques of character-portrayal in Parzival and of the emergence of the idea of individuality. Dr Blamires analyses each of the main characters - Gahmuret, Herzeloyde, Parzival, Gawan and Feirefiz - and shows how Wolfram presents them and the variety of methods he uses. From this approach he deals with the main problems the poem presents and brings out its closeness and complexity of texture.