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Parsifal [a] (WWV 111) is a music drama in three acts by the German composer Richard Wagner and his last composition. Wagner's own libretto for the work is freely based on the 13th-century Middle High German chivalric romance Parzival of the Minnesänger Wolfram von Eschenbach and the Old French chivalric romance Perceval ou le Conte du Graal by the 12th-century trouvère Chrétien de Troyes ...
Parzival (German pronunciation: [ˈpaʁtsifal]) is a medieval chivalric romance by the poet and knight Wolfram von Eschenbach in Middle High German.The poem, commonly dated to the first quarter of the 13th century, centers on the Arthurian hero Parzival (Percival in English) and his long quest for the Holy Grail following his initial failure to achieve it.
Bede's commentary (written around 705) was the most important commentary since Ticonius and played a leading role until the time of Joachim of Fiore (d. 1202). [4] Rupert of Deutz (d. 1135) advocated for a literal interpretation. [19] He opposed the recapitulation of the "trumpets" by the "bowls" and also opposed the interpretation of Anselm of ...
Clavis Apocalyptica (1627), a commentary on The Apocalypse by Joseph Mede. [83] Anacrisis Apocalypseos (1705), a commentary on The Apocalypse by Campegius Vitringa. [84] Commentary on the Revelation of St. John (1720), a commentary on The Apocalypse by Charles Daubuz. [85] The Signs of the Times (1832), a commentary on The Apocalypse by Rev. Dr ...
Thomas Brightman (1562–1607) was an English clergyman and biblical commentator. His exegesis of the Book of Revelation, published posthumously, proved influential.. According to William M. Lamont, Brightman and Joseph Mede were the two most important revisionists of the interpretation and eschatology set down by John Foxe; among Brightman's contributions was to weaken the imperial ...
Daniel Mangrané's The Evil Forest (Spanish: Parsifal) is a free retelling set in Spain during the barbarian invasions, with Gustavo Rojo as the titular character. It features some music by Wagner. [19] Richard Monaco's 1977 book Parsival: Or, a Knight's Tale is a re-telling of the Percival legend. [20]
The 2001 book Parsifal's Page (the fourth book in author Gerald Morris's Arthurian series for young adults) is based on the story of Perceval and the Fisher King. The 2001 game RuneScape features a quest called "Holy Grail", where the player must help King Arthur find the Holy Grail by traveling to the realm of the Fisher King.
The Holy Grail was mentioned again in Templar Legends, ending up in either Scotland or Spain by different accounts. The Holy Grail appears again in Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles, by the name of the Chalice, however this time not as an object but as a woman named Adha, similar to the sang rael, or royal blood, interpretation.