The Complete Story of the Grail : Chretien de Troyes' Perceval and its continuations

Name: The Complete Story of the Grail : Chretien de Troyes' Perceval and its continuations
Brand: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Boydell & Brewer Ltd

The mysterious and haunting Grail makes its first appearance in literature in Chretien de Troyes' Perceval at the end of the twelfth century. But Chretien 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. I>The Complete Story of the Grail is the first ever translation of the whole of the rich and compelling body of tales contained in Chretien's poem and its four Continuations, which are finally attracting the scholarly attention they deserve. Besides Chretien's original text, there are the anonymous First Continuation (translated here in its fullest\n\nComplete Story of the Grail\nChretien de Troyes' Perceval and its continuations\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked s;