person
Parzival
also: Parsifal
The hero of the medieval Grail romance (Wolfram von Eschenbach); the holy fool who ripens in purity, Rilke's image for Rodin's untaught growth.
Reading notes
- Auguste Rodin §18 Parzival
The hero of the medieval Grail romance, the 'pure fool' who grows to mastery untaught; Rilke's figure for Rodin's development in solitude.