Perceval, the Story of the Grail (Arthurian Studies, 5)

Year: 1986
Leaves: 302
Category: Fiction

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✦ Synopsis

The Holy Grail has intrigued and inspired countless readers over the centuries since it first appeared in Chr?tien's Perceval. Essentially the story of the making of a knight, both in worldly and spiritual terms, it is also the source ofsome of the most dramatic and mysterious adventures of romance. First English translation.

✦ Table of Contents

CHRÉTIEN DE TROYES......Page 6
Introduction......Page 12
Chrétien’s Prologue......Page 18
THE FIRST CONTINUATION......Page 124
THE SECOND CONTINUATION......Page 166
GERBERT DE MONTREUIL’S CONTINUATION......Page 230
THE THIRD CONTINUATION......Page 316

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