1st Edition
The Lancelot-Grail Reader Selections from the Medieval French Arthurian Cycle
Edited By Norris J. Lacy
Copyright 2000
450 Pages
by
Routledge
448 Pages
by
Routledge
The Lancelot-Grail Reader showcases in a single volume significant episodes from Garland's complete five-volume translation of the Vulgate and Post-Vulgate Cycles of Arthurian romance. Dating from the early 13th century, the Vulgate Cycle relates the entire course of Arthurian legend, from the early history of the Grail to Arthur's death. The five component romances, written by an anonymous... Read more
Introduction 1. The history of the Holy Grail 2. The Story of Merling 3. Lancelot 4. The Quest for the holy Grail 5. The Death of Arthur Appendix: The Post-Vulgate Cycle
Biography
Norris J. Lacy
"The efforts of Norris J. Lacy and his associates have made this important work available to a wider audience in a form which is both readable and reliable." -- Arthuriana
"This English translation is beautifully done...will delight readers from the first paragraph to the last." -- Library Journal
"Norris Lacy and his team of translators have done an immense service to scholars, providing a translation that does a fine job in treading the fine line between readability and intelligibility on the one hand and accuracy and fidelity to the original language on the other. They are to be thanked and commended." -- The Medieval Review
