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Lancelot-Grail: 3. Lancelot part I and II: The Old French Arthurian Vulgate and Post-Vulgate in Translation
Norris J. Lacy
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Description for Lancelot-Grail: 3. Lancelot part I and II: The Old French Arthurian Vulgate and Post-Vulgate in Translation
Paperback. Translator(s): Carroll, Carleton W. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 234 x 30. Weight in Grams: 724.
Lancelot is the central romance of the Vulgate Cycle, in which the chivalric elements in Arthur's court come to the fore. These chivalric elements contain the seeds of Arthur's destruction and the dissolution of the Round Table, as Lancelot's love for Guinevere undermines his bond to Arthur; the tension between love, prowess and loyalty is the undercurrent of the long romance which describes the exploits which he performs in her service. It also includes many stories which are chivalric adventures largely unrelated to the main theme, and uses the device of interweaving these stories to form a huge stream of ... Read more
Lancelot is the central romance of the Vulgate Cycle, in which the chivalric elements in Arthur's court come to the fore. These chivalric elements contain the seeds of Arthur's destruction and the dissolution of the Round Table, as Lancelot's love for Guinevere undermines his bond to Arthur; the tension between love, prowess and loyalty is the undercurrent of the long romance which describes the exploits which he performs in her service. It also includes many stories which are chivalric adventures largely unrelated to the main theme, and uses the device of interweaving these stories to form a huge stream of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
474
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843842262
SKU
V9781843842262
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About Norris J. Lacy
Professor Norris J. Lacy is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of French and Medieval Studies at Pennsylvania State University, USA.
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