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Tristan und Isolde

  • 1823 first published
  • 374 pages
  • 160 editions

Tristan und Isolde is an 1823 gothic fiction and dragon fantasy poetry collection by Gottfried von Strassburg, Arthur Thomas Hatto and William T. Whobrey. The story is set in Germany and Munich, in Middle High German, 1050–1500. It features Thomas (Anglo-Norman poet), Gottfried von Strassburg (13th cent) and Gottfried von Strassburg (active 13th century). Readers will find themes of Tristan, Bub_upload, Iseult and queens.

28 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 160 editions across 7 languages.

It runs to roughly 374 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Tristan und Isolde

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Description from Open Library

Opening line

“THERE was a lord in Parmenie of tender years, as I read.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • Middle High German, 1050–1500

Characters

  • Thomas (Anglo-Norman poet)
  • Gottfried von Strassburg (13th cent)
  • Gottfried von Strassburg (active 13th century)
  • Tristan
  • Iseult
  • Tristan and Iseult
  • Mark of Cornwall
  • Gottfried <von Stra€burg> / Handschrift

Subjects

  • Tristan
  • Romances
  • Bub_upload
  • Arthurian romances
  • German Romances
  • Iseult
  • Continental european fiction, Fictional works by one author
  • Romances, history and criticism
  • Queens
  • Knights and knighthood
  • Roman de Tristan en prose
  • Tristan, Romance
  • German literature
  • Medieval Manuscripts
  • Gothic Illumination of books and manuscripts
  • Manuscripts

Quick answers

Who wrote Tristan und Isolde?

Tristan und Isolde was written by Gottfried von Strassburg, Arthur Thomas Hatto and William T. Whobrey and first published in 1823.

What genre is Tristan und Isolde?

It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction and Dragon Fiction.

How long is Tristan und Isolde?

The median edition has 374 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Tristan und Isolde?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Judas Kiss, The Seagull's Cry and Room Beneath the Stairs.

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