Download or read book The Romance of Tristan and Iseult written by Joseph Bedier and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-02 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legend of Tristan and Iseult is an influential romance and tragedy, retold in numerous sources with as many variations. The tragic story is of the adulterous love between the Cornish knight Tristan (Tristram) and the Irish princess Iseult . The narrative predates and most likely influenced the Arthurian romance of Lancelot and Guinevere, and has had a substantial impact on Western art and literature since it first appeared in the 12th century.