Project Gutenberg 2005-01-31 Public domain in the USA. 59 Couperus, Louis 1863 1923 Couperus, Louis Marie Anne Het zwevende schaakbord Reading ease score: 76.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Miranda van de Heijning and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Het zwevende schaakbord" by Louis Couperus is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in the mystical world of knights and chivalry, specifically focusing on the legendary figure Gawein (or Walewein) as he embarks on fantastical adventures involving enchantments, courtly love, and a quest for a mysterious floating chessboard. This romantic narrative draws heavily from medieval romance traditions, aiming to explore themes of honor, love, and the dynamics of human relationships within a fairy-tale-like setting. At the start of the novel, the author provides a reflective preface that discusses the literary context of knightly romances and their evolution from the rough epics of the Middle Ages to more refined tales of courtly love and chivalry. Following this introduction, the narrative unfolds in the Land of Logres, where Gawein is introduced awaiting an adventure at the Round Table alongside King Arthur and his fellow knights. The atmosphere is one of longing for excitement, as Gawein and the other knights lament the absence of adventure for a decade. The opening sets the stage for the re-emergence of the enchanting chessboard, suggesting that the knights' call for adventure will soon be answered, stirring anticipation for the journey that lies ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Fiction PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 482499 482299 2024-10-06T14:53:58.327379 2023-09-07T05:07:27.815362 text/html text/html 499191 2020-12-19T08:40:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 218938 2020-12-19T08:40:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 227768 2024-10-06T14:54:04.023369 application/epub+zip 233694 2024-10-06T14:53:59.165370 application/epub+zip 194970 2024-10-06T14:53:58.748380 application/epub+zip 381583 2024-10-06T14:54:08.147317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339440 2024-10-06T14:54:03.595329 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301045 2022-09-07T18:38:12.729864 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438484 438412 2024-10-06T14:53:57.455367 2023-09-07T05:07:26.906310 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 437338 2020-12-19T08:40:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 160794 2020-12-19T08:40:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19603 2024-10-06T14:54:08.295321 application/rdf+xml 16707 2024-10-06T14:53:58.819380 image/jpeg 2720 2024-10-06T14:53:58.784364 image/jpeg 216979 2024-10-06T14:53:58.377401 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog nl.wikipedia en.wikipedia