Tristan and Iseult

Author(s)

• Joseph Bédier

This is the Arthurian legend of Tristan and Iseult. It is a tale of love, honour, intrigue, betrayal and jealousy, ending ultimately in tragedy. This story predates that of Lancelot and Guinevere, and is one of the most influential romances of the medieval period, inspiring many artists, from story-tellers to painters to composers.
(Summary by Joy Chan)

1. The Childhood of Tristan
2. The Morholt Out of Ireland
3. The Quest of the Lady with the Hair of Gold
4. The Philtre
5. The Tall Pine-Tree
6. The Discovery
7. The Chantry Leap
8. The Wood of Morois
9. Ogrin the Hermit
10. The Ford
11. The Ordeal by Iron
12. The Little Fairy Bell
13. Iseult of the White Hands
14. The Madness of Tristan
15. The Death of Tristan