The Lancelot-Grail Cycle

Composed in Old French between about 1220 and 1240, the "Lancelot-Grail Cycle" is a group of five prose romances centered on the love affair between Lancelot and Guenevere. It consists of an immense central core, the Lancelot Proper, introduced by "The History of the Holy Grail" and "The Story of Me [...]
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Composed in Old French between about 1220 and 1240, the "Lancelot-Grail Cycle" is a group of five prose romances centered on the love affair between Lancelot and Guenevere. It consists of an immense central core, the Lancelot Proper, introduced by "The History of the Holy Grail" and "The Story of Merlin" and concluded by "The Quest for the Holy Grail" and "The Death of Arthur". This volume brings together thirteen essays by noted scholars from the first symposium ever devoted exclusively to the "Lancelot-Grail Cycle". Exploring the cycle's evolution across the literatures of medieval France, Italy, Spain, Catalonia, and England, the authors take a variety of approaches that highlight a broad range of cultural, social, historical, and political concerns and offer a comparative and interdisciplinary vision of this great romance.