Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

Quick and Easy Sign Up!

It takes less then 1 minute to sign up, then you can enjoy Unlimited eBooks.

Sign Up Browse

Popular Genres

Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

  • Download on iOS
  • Download on Android
  • Download on iOS

The High Book of the Grail: A Translation of the Thirteenth Century Romance of Perlesvaus

The High Book of the Grail: A Translation of the Thirteenth Century Romance of Perlesvaus

Nigel Bryant
5/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
The High Book of the Grail is one of the medieval Arthurian romances, standing apart from the main tradition represented by the great romance cycles on which Malory based his work. Written in the first half of the 13th century, it represents a different view of the legend of the Holy Grail from that found in Wolfram von Eschenbach or the French Quest of the Holy Grail, though all derive from Chretien's Perceval; the unknown author adds a much greater religious emphasis and a desire to glorify crusading chivalry for the secular adventures of Arthur, Perceval and Lancelet. The framework of the romance is the struggle of Arthur and his knights to impose, by force, the New Law of Christianity in place of the Old Law. This view of the Arthurian world should be of interest to students of medieval literature, Arthurian enthusiasts and to historians interested in the world of chivalry and its attitudes.
Language
English
Pages
265
Format
Paperback
Publisher
D.S. Brewer
Release
October 24, 1996
ISBN
0859915107
ISBN 13
9780859915106

The High Book of the Grail: A Translation of the Thirteenth Century Romance of Perlesvaus

Nigel Bryant
5/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
The High Book of the Grail is one of the medieval Arthurian romances, standing apart from the main tradition represented by the great romance cycles on which Malory based his work. Written in the first half of the 13th century, it represents a different view of the legend of the Holy Grail from that found in Wolfram von Eschenbach or the French Quest of the Holy Grail, though all derive from Chretien's Perceval; the unknown author adds a much greater religious emphasis and a desire to glorify crusading chivalry for the secular adventures of Arthur, Perceval and Lancelet. The framework of the romance is the struggle of Arthur and his knights to impose, by force, the New Law of Christianity in place of the Old Law. This view of the Arthurian world should be of interest to students of medieval literature, Arthurian enthusiasts and to historians interested in the world of chivalry and its attitudes.
Language
English
Pages
265
Format
Paperback
Publisher
D.S. Brewer
Release
October 24, 1996
ISBN
0859915107
ISBN 13
9780859915106

More books from Nigel Bryant

Merlin and the Grail: The Trilogy of Arthurian Prose Romances

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Perceval: The Story of the Grail, with the Continuations

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Oliver Twist Play (Heinemann Plays)

3.3/5 ( ratings)

A Perceforest Reader: Selected Episodes from Perceforest: The Prehistory of Arthur's Britain

4/5 ( ratings)

The History of William Marshal

4.3/5 ( ratings)

Manor Farm

3.8/5 ( ratings)

The Legend of the Grail

3.4/5 ( ratings)

The True Chronicles Of Jean le Bel, 1290–1360

4.1/5 ( ratings)

The Play Of Song For A Dark Queen

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Merlin's Mound

3/5 ( ratings)

The Tournaments at Le Hem and Chauvency: Sarrasin: Le Roman Du Hem; Jacques Bretel: Le Tournoi de Chauvency

5/5 ( ratings)

Chretien's Equal: Raoul de Houdenc: Complete Works

5/5 ( ratings)

The Song of Bertrand Du Guesclin

5/5 ( ratings)

The Complete Story of the Grail: Chretien de Troyes' Perceval and Its Continuations

5/5 ( ratings)

The Tournaments at Le Hem and Chauvency: Sarrasin: <I>The Romance of Le Hem</I>; Jacques Bretel: <I>The Tournament at Chauvency</I>

5/5 ( ratings)

The Medieval Romance of Alexander: Jehan Waquelin&apos;s the Deeds and Conquests of Alexander the Great

5/5 ( ratings)

The Green Hill

5/5 ( ratings)

The Song of Bertrand du Guesclin

5/5 ( ratings)

The Book of Geoffroi de Charny: With the Livre Charny

5/5 ( ratings)

Perceval: The Story of the Grail (Arthurian Studies Book 5)

5/5 ( ratings)

Rate this book!

Write a review?

loader