Grail, the Quest, and the World of Arthur

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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The idea of the quest, crucial to Arthurian literature, investigated in texts, manuscripts, and film.The theme of the quest in Arthurian literature - mainly but not exclusively the Grail quest - is explored in the essays presented here, covering French, Dutch, Norse, German, and English texts. A number of the essays trace the relationship, often negative, between Arthurian chivalry and the Grail ethos. Whereas most of the contributors reflect on the popularity of the Grail quest, several examine the comparative rarity of the Grail in certain literatures and define the elaboration of quest motifs severed from the Grail material. An appendix to the volume offers a filmography that includes all the cinematic treatments of the Grail, either as central theme or minor motif.This book will appeal to students, scholars, and general readers fascinated by the Arthurian and Grail legends.CONTRIBUTORS: NORRIS J. LACY, ANTONIO FURTADO, WILL HASTY, RICHARD TRACHSLER, MARIANNE E. KALINKE, MARTINE MEUWESE, DAVID F. JOHNSON, PHILLIP BOARDMAN, CAROLINE D. ECKHARDT, P.J.C. FIELD, JAMES P. CARLEY, RICHARD BARBER, KEVIN J. HARTY

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Utgivningsdatum:2008-11-20
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Vikt:800 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Arthurian Studies
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN:9781843841708

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DAVID F. JOHNSON is Professor of English at Florida State University, Tallahassee. 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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This collection has much to commend it [and is] beautifully and extensively illustrated. [It] is a welcome contribution to Arthurian studies.

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Foreword - Norris J. LacyIntroduction: Arthur and/or the Grail - Norris J. LacyThe Shape of the Grail in Medieval Art - Martine MeuweseThe Crusaders' Grail - Antonio L. FurtadoBounds of Imagination: Grail Questing and Chivalric Colonizing in Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival - Will HastyThe Land Without the Grail: A Note on Occitania, Rigaut de Barbezieux and Literary History - Richard TrachslerFemale Desire and the Quest in the Icelandic Legend of Tristram and Ísodd - Marianne KalinkeQuesting in the Middle Dutch Lancelot Compilation - David F. JohnsonKeeping Company: Manuscript Contexts for Reading Arthurian Quest Narratives - Caroline EckhardtGrail and Quest in the Medieval English World of Arthur - Phillip C BoardmanMalory and the Grail: The Importance of Detail - Peter J.C. FieldGlastonbury, the Grail-Bearer and the Sixteenth-Century Antiquaries - James CarleyThe Grail Quest: Where Next? - Richard BarberAppendix: The Grail on Film - Kevin J Harty