Lancelot-Grail [10 Volume Set]: The Old French Arthurian Vulgate and Post-Vulgate in Translation - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0859917703 ISBN 13: 9780859917704

Publisher: D.S.Brewer, 2010

Synopsis

The most comprehensive account of the story of Arthur, the Round Table and the Grail is to be found in the work known as Lancelot-Grail or the Vulgate Cycle. It tells the story of the Arthurian world from the events of the Crucifixion, where the Grail originated, to the death of Lancelot after the destruction of the Round Table. It draws in many different strands, from the pseudo-historical stories about Arthur to the romances of chivalric adventure and the spiritual quest for the Grail. It consists of five works: the longest is Lancelot, a kind of chivalric history of the Round Table, which leads into the quest for the Grail and Arthur's death. The first two books were added later, and provide an account of events up to Arthur's birth. Not long after the cycle was completed, another writer retained the first two books of the Vulgate cycle but recast the last three books with a rather different emphasis; this version is known as the Post-Vulgate Cycle, and is one of the main sources used by Sir Thomas Malory. Available as a ten volume set or a single volumes.

About this title

About the Author:

Norris J. Lacy is an American scholar focusing on French medieval literature. He is the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of French and Medieval Studies at the Pennsylvania State University. He is a leading expert on the Arthurian legend and has written and edited numerous books, papers, and articles on the topic.

About this edition

• Publisher: D.S.Brewer
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0859917703
• ISBN 13: 9780859917704
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 3648
• Editor: Lacy Norris J.