Parzival - Wolfram von Eschenbach

Black Cat German Graded Reader (Easy Reader): Parzival - Wolfram von Eschenbach

Black Cat German Graded Reader (Easy Reader), 128 page fully-illustrated book + audio CD. Level B1 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)

Beautifully designed and illustrated easy reader complete with grammar and comprehension exercises. The text includes an introduction in accessible German containing interesting facts that place the story into context as well as a glossary at the bottom of the page which explains difficult terms. The audio CD contains both a complete reading of the text by a professional narrator and a set of pronunciation exercises. The combined package of book and CD work brilliantly together to create a wonderful, captivating learning resource for intermediate level learners of German.

Parzival by Wolfram von Eschenbach - Summary

Perceval leaves his mother to live a peaceful life in the woods. However, one day he meets a group of knights who have arrived from Camelot, King Arthur’s castle. Perceval then decides to become one of the Knights of the Round Table. Without any experience he must face numerous challenges.

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Sein Vater war ein Ritter, und ist im Kampf gefallen. Parzivals Leben soll anders aussehen. Er wächst bei seiner Mutter auf, im Wald, wo er nichts von der Welt erfährt. Aber eines Tages trifft der Junge Ritter von König Artus’ Tafelrunde. „Das ist es“, denkt er, „ich will Ritter werden.“ Unvorbereitet reitet Parzival hinaus in die Welt. Nach zahlreichen Abenteuern erlangt er schließlich den Heiligen Gral. Wolfram von Eschenbachs Parzival, ein Klassiker der deutschen Literatur, vereinfacht und in modernes Deutsch übertragen als abenteuerliche und oft auch komische Geschichte.