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Sources of the Grail : an anthology / selected and introduced by John Matthews.
Van Pelt Library PN686.G7 S687 1997
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LIBRA PN686.G7 S687 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Grail--Romances.
- Grail.
- Grail--Romances--History and criticism.
- Arthurian romances.
- Perceval (Legendary character)--Romances.
- Perceval.
- Perceval (Legendary character).
- Romances.
- Physical Description:
- 575 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Hudson, NY : Lindisfarne Press, 1997.
- Summary:
- The mysterious and powerful legends surrounding the Holy Grail, often identified with the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper, provide a rich literature with its origins and meanings veiled by the distance of centuries.
- What has come down to us is an inheritance of early Celtic tales interwoven with medieval romances in a tapestry of magical stories full of symbols and wondrous events which still resonate strongly in the human soul. There is little of the vague mistiness known as "Celtic twilight" in these stories. On the contrary, they are often filled with brightness and elaborate detail which echo an ancient pre-Christian past.
- Here, the well-known Arthurian scholar, John Matthews, has brought together a unique collection of texts and commentaries from the Grail literature, spanning many centuries, such as Perceval by Chretien de Troyes, Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, The Mass of the Sangraal by Arthur Machen, Mystic Aspects of the Graal Legend by A. E. Waite, and many more. This anthology represents a wonderful sourcebook for researching and enjoying the Grail legends and their interpretations from ancient to modern times.
- Contents:
- Introduction : the quest for wholeness
- Percival at Corbenic / by Rachel Anand Taylor
- The spoils of Annwn / trans. by John Matthews
- Branwen daughter of Llyr / trans. by Charlotte Guest
- Peredur the son of Evrawc / trans. by Charlotte Guest
- The elucidation / trans by Sebastian Evans
- The origin of the Holy Grail / by John Rhys
- The Celtic Grail / by A.G. van Hamel
- The Irish element in King Arthur and the Grail / by A.C.L. Brown
- Perceval / Chrétien de Troyes
- The history of the Holy Grail / Robert de Borron
- Perlesvaus / trans. by Sebastian Evans
- Parzival / by Wolfram von Eschenbach
- Die krone / by Heinrich von dem Türlin
- The quest for the Holy Grail / trans. by W.W. Comfort.
- Sir Percyvale of Galles / trans. by J.L. Weston
- Le morte d'Arthur / Sir Thomas Malory
- The legend of the Grail / M. Gaster
- Persia and the Grail / Arthur Upham Pope
- Glastonbury and Fécamp / Robert Jaffray
- Mystic aspects of the Graal legend / A.E. Waite
- The Holy Grail: qui on en servoit? / D. Swinscow
- The initiation pattern and the Grail / Robert W. Crutwell
- The Grail and the rites of Adonis / J.L. Weston
- The Graal legend / D.F. de l'Hoste Ranking
- The quest of the Sangraal / R.S. Hawker
- Perronik, the Innocent / by Kenneth Guthrie
- Mystic gleams from the Holy Grail / Francis Rolt-Wheeler
- the Arthurian pilgrimage to the Graal / by Isabel Wyatt
- The Mass of the Sangraal / by Arthur Machen
- The Grail in the uttermost west / Ari Berk.
- Notes:
- Originally published: [Great Britain] : Floris Books, 1996.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 571-575).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 094026286X
- 0863152333
- OCLC:
- 36199567
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