Romance of Tristan : The Tale of Tristan's

One of the earliest extant versions of the Tristan and Yseut story, Beroul's French manuscript of The Romance of Tristan dates back to the middle of the twelfth century. It recounts the legend of Tristan, nephew of King Mark of Cornwall, and the king's Irish wife Yseut, who fall passionately in love after mistakenly drinking a potion. Their illicit romance remains secret for many years, but the relentless suspicion of the king's barons and the fading effects of the magic draught eventually lead to tragedy for the lovers. While Beroul's work emphasizes the impulsive and often brutal behaviour of the characters, its sympathetic depiction of two people struggling against their destiny is one of the most powerful versions of this enduringly popular legend.

Introduction

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Acknowledgements

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The Romance of Tristan

1. Summary of early episodes not in the manuscript of Beroul's poem: Tristan's birth and childhood; Morholt of Ireland; the miraculous voyage for healing; the quest for Yseut; the love potion; the attempted murder of Brangain; the harp and the rote

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2. THE TRYST UNDER THE TREE

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3. THE FLOUR ON THE FLOOR

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4. THE CONDEMNATION AND ESCAPE OF THE LOVERS

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5. THE FOREST OF MORROIS

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6. KING MARK'S HORSE'S EARS

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7. THE HERMIT OGRIN. I

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8. TRISTAN'S DOG

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9. GOVERNAL'S VENGEANCE

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10. MARK'S DISCOVERY OF THE LOVERS

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11. THE LOVE POTION

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12. THE HERMIT OGRIN. II

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13. YSEUT'S RETURN TO KING MARK

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14. THE VINDICATION OF YSEUT

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15. YSEUT'S AMBIGUOUS OATH

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16. TRISTAN'S VENGEANCE [The Manuscript of Beroul's poem breaks off here]

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17. Summary of the following episodes: Tristan in Brittany

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18. TRISTAN'S MADNESS

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19. Summary of the concluding events of the romance: the death of the lovers

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Notes

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Index of Names

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