The Tristan Legend - Paperback Book - A Study in Sources - by Sigmund Eisner - 9780810138346 - Northwestern University Press

Dimensions: 22.9cm x 26.9cm x 1.3cm - Offers a study of the sources of the Tristan romance, tracing them through the various versions of the legend. Sigmund Eisner makes the claim that the story was first written in North Britain during the seventh century, that it involves people who actually lived in the area, and that its writer wove in motifs from various classical legends.