By Gottfried von Strassburg
1988 Continuum (New York), 5 5/8 x 8 1/2 inches tall black cloth hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, gilt lettering to spine, xxiii, 264 pp. plus publisher's ads. Very slight rubbing to covers. Otherwise, a near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked.
A medieval chivalric romance told in numerous variations since the 12th century. This revised English translation edited by Francis G. Gentry.
Based on a Celtic legend and possibly other sources, the tale is a tragedy about the illicit love between the Cornish knight Tristan and the Irish princess Isolde (Iseult). It depicts Tristan's mission to escort Iseult from Ireland to marry his uncle, King Mark of Cornwall. On the journey, Tristan and Iseult ingest a love potion, instigating a forbidden love affair between them.