This volume surveys representations of the Holy Grail in literature, art and film, from the Middle Ages to the present day. The introduction traces the development of the legend, and this is followed by a 200-item bibliography and 20 critical essays. The motifs of the Grail, the quest, the waste land and the Fisher King are explored, as well as the characters of Perceval, Lancelot, Galahad and Joseph of Arimathea. Specific topics discussed include the origins and symbolism of the legend, the visual treatment of the legend in medieval manuscript illumination and in pre-Raphaelite paintings and the narrative treatment of the legend by medieval writers in French, German and English, by 19th- and 20th-century poets, and by 20th-century novelists and filmmakers.
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The wonderful stories woven around the mysterious vessel that became known as the Grail have caused earnest scholars to spill oceans of ink. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
waste land theme, sacramental point, ugly maiden, tournament episode, celestial chivalry, del saint graal, maimed king, bleeding lance, grail castle, dolorous stroke, loathly damsel, grail object, del graal, unholy grail, bon chevalier, mechanical unity, vaine gloire, sans corps, greatest knight, continuous narration, summer stars, best knight, virgin princess, main hero, quest for the grail Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Fisher King, New York, Holy Grail, King Arthur, Charles Williams, Round Table, Joseph of Arimathea, Nationale de France, Alison Stones, Oxford University Press, Old French, Old Testament, Tavola Ritonda, Good Friday, Miss Weston, Robert de Boron, Sir Thomas Malory, Walker Percy, Belle Isle, Conte del Graal, New Haven, Malory's Morte Darthur, Miraculous Boat, Wolfram von Eschenbach, Albert Pauphilet New!
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The wonderful stories woven around the mysterious vessel that became known as the Grail have caused earnest scholars to spill oceans of ink. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
waste land theme, sacramental point, ugly maiden, tournament episode, celestial chivalry, del saint graal, maimed king, bleeding lance, grail castle, dolorous stroke, loathly damsel, grail object, del graal, unholy grail, bon chevalier, mechanical unity, vaine gloire, sans corps, greatest knight, continuous narration, summer stars, best knight, virgin princess, main hero, quest for the grail Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Fisher King, New York, Holy Grail, King Arthur, Charles Williams, Round Table, Joseph of Arimathea, Nationale de France, Alison Stones, Oxford University Press, Old French, Old Testament, Tavola Ritonda, Good Friday, Miss Weston, Robert de Boron, Sir Thomas Malory, Walker Percy, Belle Isle, Conte del Graal, New Haven, Malory's Morte Darthur, Miraculous Boat, Wolfram von Eschenbach, Albert Pauphilet New!
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- From Ritual to Romance by Jessie L. Weston on 12 pages
- Joseph of Arimathea by Robert De Boron on 12 pages
- King Arthur Through the Ages, Vol. 1 (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, Vol. 1269) by Valerie M. Lagorio on 6 pages
- The New Arthurian Encyclopedia: Updated Paperback Edition (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities) by Norris J. Lacy on 4 pages
- Le Morte D'Arthur: The Winchester Manuscript (Oxford World's Classics) by Sir Thomas Malory on 4 pages
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