Grail
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Arthurian narrative traditions
Arthurian Romance
Bleeding Lance
castle
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Chretien's Perceval
Chretien's Romance
Chretien’s Perceval
Chretien’s Romance
Conte Du Graal
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Dolorous Stroke
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fisher
Fisher King
Galahad
gender and faith in legend
graal
Grail
Grail Castle
Grail Knights
Grail Legend
grail legend interpretation in modern fiction
Grail Myth
Grail Procession
Grail Quest
Grail Theme
Holy Grail
king
knights
La Queste Del Saint Graal
Le Conte Du Graal
legend
Maimed King
manuscript illumination analysis
medieval literature studies
Morte Darthur
mythological symbolism
Perceval's Sister
Perceval’s Sister
Percival's Sister
Percival’s Sister
queste
Queste Del Saint Graal
question
saint
Sir Galahad
visual culture in pre-Raphaelite art
Product details
- ISBN 9780815306481
- Weight: 1290g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 01 Nov 1999
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Whether it is a cup of plenty or the container of Christ's blood, the Holy Grail has always been a symbol of aspiration and longing. This volume surveys representations of the Holy Grail in literature, art, and film from the Middle Ages to the present day. A substantial introduction tracing the development of the legend is followed by a 200-item bibliography and twenty critical essays, seven of which have been written specially for this volume. 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 painting; and the narrative treatment of the legend by medieval writers in French, German, and English, by nineteenth- and twentieth-century poets, and by twentieth-century novelists and film-makers.
