Romance Of The Grail

Author : Joseph Campbell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1608688283

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Romance of the Grail by Joseph Campbell Pdf

The first collection of Joseph Campbell's writings and lectures on the Arthurian romances of the Middle Ages, a central focus of his celebrated scholarship, now in paperback Throughout his life, Joseph Campbell was deeply engaged in the study of the Grail Quests and Arthurian legends of the European Middle Ages. In this new volume of the Collected Works of Joseph Campbell, editor Evans Lansing Smith collects Campbell's writings and lectures on Arthurian legends, including his never-before-published master's thesis on Arthurian myth, "A Study of the Dolorous Stroke." Campbell's writing captures the incredible stories of such figures as Merlin, Gawain, and Guinevere as well as the larger patterns and meanings revealed in these myths. Merlin's death and Arthur receiving Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake, for example, are not just vibrant stories but also central to the mythologist's thinking. The Arthurian myths opened the world of comparative mythology to Campbell, turning his attention to the Near and Far Eastern roots of myth. Calling the Arthurian romances the world's first "secular mythology," Campbell found metaphors in them for human stages of growth, development, and psychology. The myths exemplify the kind of love Campbell called amor, in which individuals become more fully themselves through connection. Campbell's infectious delight in his discoveries makes this volume essential for anyone intrigued by the stories we tell -- and the stories behind them.

Author : Fanni Bogdanow
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Arthurian romances
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Romance of the Grail by Fanni Bogdanow Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : D. S. Brewer
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1843841215

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The High Book of the Grail by Anonim Pdf

Vivid translation of one of the earliest and most important Grail romances.

Author : Robert (de Boron)
Publisher : Rudolf Steiner Press
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Grail
ISBN : 0854404260

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Joseph of Arimathea by Robert (de Boron) Pdf

Written around 1200 A.D., probably in monastic circles, this is one of the earliest accounts of the Grail and its importance. It traces the cup from the Last Supper into the company formed by Joseph of Arimathea.

Author : William W. Kibler,R. Barton Palmer
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781476614663

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Medieval Arthurian Epic and Romance by William W. Kibler,R. Barton Palmer Pdf

This volume offers newly translated texts that exemplify the two most important traditions of Arthurian literature in the Middle Ages. Encompassing such key works such as Lawman’s Brut and Wace’s Romance of Brut, written in Middle English and Old French, respectively, the Arthurian Epic Tradition depends on Geoffrey of Monmouth’s History of the Kings of Britain, written in Latin. Many modern readers are more familiar with Arthur and his fabled court as the centerpiece of a massive fictional tradition, well represented in the second part of this volume, including Chrétien de Troyes’s Story of the Grail, The Quest of the Holy Grail, and the Perlesvaus. These selections emphasize the connection between secular and religious understandings of chivalry that is the most distinctive quality of medieval Arthurian romance. Useful as a classroom text, the volume provides material for a semester’s worth of study. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Author : Chrétien (de Troyes),Chrétien de Troyes
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 637 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781843844006

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The Complete Story of the Grail by Chrétien (de Troyes),Chrétien de Troyes Pdf

The mysterious and haunting Grail makes its first appearance in literature in Chrétien de Troyes' Perceval at the end of the twelfth century. But Chrétien never finished his poem, leaving an unresolved story and an incomplete picture of the Grail. It was, however, far too attractive an idea to leave. Not only did it inspire quite separate works; his own unfinished poem was continued and finally completed by no fewer than four other writers. The Complete Story of the Grail is the first ever translation of the whole of the rich and compelling body of tales contained in Chrétien's poem and its four Continuations, which are finally attracting the scholarly attention they deserve. Besides Chrétien's original text, there are the anonymous First Continuation (translated here in its fullest version), the Second Continuation attributed to Wauchier de Denain, and the intriguing Third and Fourth Continuations - probably written simultaneously, with no knowledge of each other's work - by Manessier and Gerbert de Montreuil. Two other poets were drawn to create preludes explaining the background to Chrétien's story, and translated here also are their works: The Elucidation Prologue and Bliocadran. Only in this, The Story of the Grail's complete form, can the reader appreciate the narrative skill and invention of the medieval poets and their surprising responses to Chrétien's theme - not least their crucial focus on the knight as a crusader. Equally, Chrétien's original poem was almost always copied in conjunction withone or more of the Continuations, so this translation represents how most medieval readers would have encountered it. Nigel Bryant's previous translations from Medieval French include Perlesvaus - the High Bookof the Grail, Robert de Boron's trilogy Merlin and the Grail, the Medieval Romance of Alexander, The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel and Perceforest.

Author : Lindsay Clarke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04-28
Category : Grail
ISBN : 0954736753

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Parzival and the Stone from Heaven by Lindsay Clarke Pdf

Author : Carol Dover
Publisher : DS Brewer
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0859917835

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A Companion to the Lancelot-Grail Cycle by Carol Dover Pdf

The early thirteenth-century French prose Lancelot-Grail Cycle (or Vulgate Cycle) brings together the stories of Arthur with those of the Grail, a conjunction of materials that continues to fascinate the Western imagination today. Representing what is probably the earliest large-scale use of prose for fiction in the West, it also exemplifies the taste for big cyclic compositions that shaped much of European narrative fiction for three centuries. A Companion to the Lancelot-Grail Cycle is the first comprehensive volume devoted exclusively to the Lancelot-Grail Cycle and its medieval legacy. The twenty essays in this volume, all by internationally known scholars, locate the work in its social, historical, literary, and manuscript contexts. In addition to addressing critical issues in the five texts that make up the Cycle, the contributors convey to modern readers the appeal that the text must have had for its medieval audiences, and the richness of composition that made it compelling. This volume will become standard reading for scholars, students, and more general readers interested in the Lancelot-Grail Cycle, medieval romance, Malory studies, and the Arthurian legends. Contributors: RICHARD BARBER, EMMANUELE BAUMGARTNER, FANNI BOGDANOW, FRANK BRANDSMA, MATILDA T. BRUCKNER, CAROL J. CHASE, ANNIE COMBES, HELEN COOPER, CAROL R. DOVER, MICHAEL HARNEY, DONALD L. HOFFMAN, DOUGLAS KELLY, ELSPETH KENNEDY, NORRIS J. LACY, ROGER MIDDLETON, HAQUIRA OSAKABE, HANS-HUGO STEINHOFF, ALISON STONES, RICHARD TRACHSLER. CAROL DOVER is associate professor of French and director of undergraduate studies, Georgetown University, Washington DC.

Author : Carl Lofmark,Wolfram (von Eschenbach),Stefan Mrożewski,Mrozewski, Andrzej
Publisher : Newtown [Wales] : Gwasg Gregynog
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Arthurian romances
ISBN : 0948714360

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The Romance of Parzival and the Holy Grail by Carl Lofmark,Wolfram (von Eschenbach),Stefan Mrożewski,Mrozewski, Andrzej Pdf

Author : Jessie Laidlay Weston
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-21
Category : Art
ISBN : EAN:8596547098416

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From Ritual to Romance by Jessie Laidlay Weston Pdf

From Ritual to Romance is a landmark, intensely academic in its style, describing the Holy Grail legend. Anybody would be fascinated by the essay's examination of various folklore and Christian elements to provide parallels between the legend and certain cults' symbolism.

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781554813766

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Quest of the Holy Grail by Anonymous Pdf

The Old French Lancelot-Graal is an important but massive work, providing a place for King Arthur not only in the history of Britain but also in Christian history. This new translation of one section, the Quest of the Holy Grail, will be a flexible addition to courses on medieval literature or romance. The notes and guides are designed to help readers enjoy the text while appreciating its relationship to social and literary history. Appendices include translations of material from two of Chrétien de Troyes’s romances (Perceval and Yvain); translations from other parts of the Lancelot-Grail Cycle (the early history of the Grail and the conception of Galahad); and excerpts from apocryphal works (from French versions written at about the same time as the Quest).

Author : Nigel Bryant
Publisher : Ds Brewer
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0859915107

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The High Book of the Grail by Nigel Bryant Pdf

One of the earliest and most important of the Grail romances.

Author : Charlie Lovett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-23
Category : Cathedrals
ISBN : 1846884217

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The Lost Book of the Grail by Charlie Lovett Pdf

Academic and bibliophile Arthur Prescott finds respite from the drudgery of his professorship in the Barchester Cathedral Library, where he devotes himself to researching the Holy Grail and writing his long-delayed guide to the history of the medieval cathedral. His peaceful existence is shattered by the arrival of a young American academic named Bethany Davis, who has come to digitize the library's ancient books. Arthur's initial hostility towards Bethany turns to affection as he discovers a kindred spirit who shares his interest in the Holy Grail and his devotion to literature. Together, they mount a search for the Book of Ewolda, an esoteric tome that could reveal long-forgotten secrets about the Cathedral, the Grail and their connections to King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.As Arthur and Bethany delve further into the past, the secret history of England - from the Norman invasion to the Civil War, the Industrial Revolution and the Blitz - is revealed. A thrilling adventure that will appeal to all bibliophiles and lovers of history, Charlie Lovett's The Lost Book of the Grail is also an enchanting ode to the joys of reading.

Author : Richard W. Barber
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0674013905

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The Holy Grail by Richard W. Barber Pdf

In this fascinating work, Barber traces the history of the legends surrounding the Holy Grail, beginning with Chrtien de Troyes's great romances of the 12th century and the medieval Church's religious version of the secular ideal.

Author : Roger Sherman Loomis
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1991-10-27
Category : Art
ISBN : 0691020752

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The Grail by Roger Sherman Loomis Pdf

The medieval legend of the Grail, a tale about the search for supreme mystical experience, has never ceased to intrigue writers and scholars by its wildly variegated forms: the settings have ranged from Britain to the Punjab to the Temple of Zeus at Dodona; the Grail itself has been described as the chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper, a stone with miraculous youth-preserving virtues, or a vessel containing a man's head swimming in blood. In his classic exploration of the major versions, Roger Sherman Loomis shows how the Grail, once a Celtic vessel of plenty, evolved into the Christian Grail with miraculous powers. Loomis bases his argument on historical examples involving the major motifs and characters in the legends, beginning with the Arthurian legend recounted in the 1180 French poem by Chrétien de Troyes. Loomis's book builds suspense as he proceeds from one puzzle to the next in revealing the meaning behind the legends.--From publisher description.