A Companion to the <I>Lancelot-Grail Cycle</I>

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A Companion to the Lancelot-Grail Cycle

Edited by: Carol Dover
With contributions by: Alison Stones , Annie Combes , Carol Dover , Donald L Hoffman , Douglas Kelly , Elspeth Kennedy , Emmanuèle Baumgartner , Fanni Bogdanow , Frank Brandsma , Hans-Hugo Steinhoff , Haquira Osakabe , Helen Cooper , Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner , Michael Harney , Norris J. Lacy , Richard Barber , Richard Trachsler and Roger Middleton

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2002

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Volume 54 | Arthurian Studies

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Arthur and the grail stories appeared in this French prose cycle together for the first time; scholars explore its social, historical, literary and manuscript contexts and account for its enduring interest.

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Kelly Douglas :

DOUGLAS KELLY is Emeritus Professor of French and Medieval Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Bruckner Matilda Tomaryn :

MATILDA TOMARYN BRUCKNER, Professor Emerita of French (Boston College), has published numerous books and articles on 12th and 13th century romance and lyric in Old French and Occitan. Her research and publications also include animal studies, narrative in verse and prose and, most recently, a turn to Jewish-Christian relations and the Bible.Barber Richard :

RICHARD BARBER has had a huge influence on the study of medieval history and literature, as both a writer and a publisher. His first book on the Arthurian legend appeared in 1961, and his major works include The Knight and Chivalry (winner of the Somerset Maugham Award in 1971), Edward Prince of Wales and Aquitaine, The Penguin Guide to Medieval Europe and The Holy Grail: the History of a Legend which was widely praised and was translated into six languages.

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Literary Studies Anglo-American Literature Anglo-American Literature, general

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
The Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
A Note on the Lancelot-Grail Cycle Publicly Available Download PDF	x
Introduction Carol Dover Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Part I: The Lancelot-Grail Cycle in Context
1. Chivalry, Cistercianism and the Grail Richard Barber Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
2. The Making of the Lancelot-Grail Cycle Elspeth Kennedy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	13
3. Aquestion of Time: Romance and History Richard Trachsler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	23
4. The Vulgate Cycle and the Post-Vulgate Roman du Graal Fanni Bogdanow Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	33
Part II: The Art of the Lancelot-Grail Cycle
5. Interlace and the Cyclic Imagination Douglas Kelly Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	55
6. The Gateway to the Lancelot-Grail Cycle: L’Estoire del Saint Graal Carol J. Chase Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	65
7. The Merlin and its Suite Annie Combes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	75
8. The Book of Lancelot Carol Dover Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	87
9. Refining the Center: Verse and Prose Charrette Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	95
10. The Queste del saint Graal: from semblance to veraie semblance Emmanuèle Baumgartner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	107
11. The Sense of an Ending: La Mort le Roi Artu Norris J. Lacy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	115
12. ‘Mise en page’ in the French Lancelot-Grail: The First 150 Years of the Illustrative Tradition Alison Stones Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	125
Part III: Posterity
13. The Lancelot-Grail Cycle in England: Malory and his Predecessors Helen Cooper Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	147
14. Lancelot in Italy Donald L. Hoffman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	163
15. Lancelot in Germany Hans-Hugo Steinhoff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	173
16. The Spanish Lancelot-Grail Heritage Michael Harney Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	185
17. Neither Sublime nor Gallant: The Portuguese Demanda and the New Destiny of Man Haquira Osakabe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	195
18. The Lancelots of the Lowlands Frank Brandsma Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	205
19. Manuscripts of the Lancelot-Grail Cycle in England and Wales: Some Books and their Owners Roger Middleton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	219
20. Towards a Modern Reception of the Lancelot-Grail Cycle Carol Dover Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	237
21. Select Bibliography Carol Dover Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	255
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	259

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January 1, 2002

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9781846150487

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D.S.Brewer

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284

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6 b/w illus.

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781846150487

eBook ISBN: 9781846150487

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Lancelot-Grail Cycle; Arthurian legends; French prose; medieval romance; Malory; literary context

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A Companion to the Lancelot-Grail Cycle

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