Cover -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- DEDICATION -- PREFACE -- I. DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTHUR-GRAIL THEME -- II. "MATIÈRE DE BRETAGNE"--III. CLASSIFICATION OF GRAIL TEXTS -- IV. LEGEND OF JOSEPH AND THE GRAIL -- V. BORON'S "JOSEPH D'ARIMATHIE"--VI. THE VULGATE CYCLE OF THE PROSE ROMANCES …
Initially conceived in literature, [the Holy Grail] became a Christian icon which has been re-created in a multitude of forms over time even though the Grail has no specific material attributes or true religious significance. [The author] traces the history of the legends surrou…
"Barber traces the history of the stories surrounding the Holy Grail, beginning with Chretien de Troyes, who in the twelfth century first imagined the famous scene in which a mysterious golden vessel adorned with jewels was paraded before the eyes of an untested youth. The autho…
"Barber traces the history of the stories surrounding the Holy Grail, beginning with Chretien de Troyes, who in the twelfth century first imagined the famous scene in which a mysterious golden vessel adorned with jewels was paraded before the eyes of an untested youth. The autho…
The Grail, the quest and the world of Arthur
The theme of the quest in Arthurian literature - mainly but not exclusively the Grail quest - is explored in the essays presented here, covering French, Dutch, Norse, German, and English texts. A number of the essays trace the relationship, often negative, between Arthurian chiv…
The Grail, the quest and the world of Arthur
The theme of the quest in Arthurian literature - mainly but not exclusively the Grail quest - is explored in the essays presented here, covering French, Dutch, Norse, German, and English texts. A number of the essays trace the relationship, often negative, between Arthurian chiv…