The Romance of Tristran: A Poem of the Twelfth Century

Vol. 1. Introduction, Text, Glossary, Index.
Edited by A. Ewert, Formerly Professor of the Romance Languages in the University of Oxford.
"The Romance of Tristran" by Beroul has long been recognized, not merely as a text of fundamental importance in the Tristran tradition, but as a work of striking literary merit and exceptional vitality. It is therefore natural that it should often figure among the Old French texts prescribed in our Universities. The only available edition has hitherto been that prepared by Professor Muret for the "Classiques français du moyen âge". This is once again out of print, and it is clearly undesirable that such an interesting text should have to be eliminated for this reason alone. In preparing a new edition I have been further actuated by the desire to meet the requirements of our students more fully than has been possible in the series mentioned, particularly in regard to the glossary.