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Joseph d'Arimathie
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Merlin and the Grail
This trilogy establishes a provenance for the Holy Grail and, through the figure of Merlin, links Joseph of Arimathea with mythical British history and with the knightly adventures of Perceval's Grail quest. It is hard to overstate the importance of this trilogy of prose romances in the development of the legend of the Holy Grail and in the evolution of Arthurian literature as a whole. They give a crucial new impetus to the story of the Grail by establishing a provenance for the sacred vessel - and for the Round Table itself - in the Biblical past; and through the controlling figure of Merlin they link the story of Joseph of Arimathea with the mythical Britishhistory of Vortigern and Utherpe...
Joseph of Arimathea
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.
Romanz De L'estoire Dou Graal (English Edition)
"Romanz de L'estoire Dou Graal (Romance of the History of the Grail)" is a foundational work of medieval literature, written in the late 12th century by Robert de Boron. This poetic text offers one of the earliest known accounts of the Holy Grail, blending Christian theology with Arthurian myth in a profound narrative. It follows the journey of the Grail from the Last Supper, through the hands of Joseph of Arimathea, and into legend as a sacred relic with mysterious powers. This edition presents a faithful modern English translation of the original Old French poem, allowing contemporary readers to appreciate the beauty, structure, and depth of the source material. The translation retains the...
The Complete Story of the Grail
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 ChrÃ...
The Holy Grail
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.
A Companion to the Lancelot-Grail Cycle
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,...
