1st Edition
Lancelot-Grail: 5 Volumes (Routledge Revivals) The Old French Vulgate & Post-Vulgate Cycles in Translation
Edited By Norris Lacy
1908 Pages
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Routledge
The Arthurian episodic romance, which includes the love story of Lancelot and Guinevere and the Quest for the Grail are enduringly popular tales, but ones with a very complex history. These five volumes collect together and offer translations of the Lancelot-Grail Cycle (also known as the Vulgate Cycle) and the later Post-Vulgate Cycle.
The influence of these Cycles is almost incalculable;... Read more
Vol I Introduction The History of The Holy Grail The Story of Merlin Vol II Lancelot, Part I Lancelot, Part II Lancelot, Part III Vol III Lancelot, Part IV Lancelot, Part V Lancelot, Part VI Vol IV The Quest for the Holy Grail The Death of Arthur The Post-Vulgate, Part I Vol V The Post-Vulgate, Part II Chapter summaries Index of names
Biography
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.
