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Lancelot-Grail: 8. The Post Vulgate Cycle. The Merlin Continuation: The Old French Arthurian Vulgate and Post-Vulgate in Translation
Norris J. Lacy (Ed.)
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Description for Lancelot-Grail: 8. The Post Vulgate Cycle. The Merlin Continuation: The Old French Arthurian Vulgate and Post-Vulgate in Translation
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The Post-Vulgate Cycle reworks the Vulgate Cycle from the end of The Story of Merlin. The sequel opens with Arthur's unwitting incest with his sister, and his establishment, with Merlin's help, of his title to the kingdom. The story of the events leading up to the Dolorous Blow is then recounted, as well as its consequences. A sequence of adventures follows, largely involving Gawain and his brothers; Lancelot appears only at the end of the continuation, as does Perceval, whose story concludes the romance. For a full description of the Post-Vulgate Cycle see the blurb for the complete ... Read more
The Post-Vulgate Cycle reworks the Vulgate Cycle from the end of The Story of Merlin. The sequel opens with Arthur's unwitting incest with his sister, and his establishment, with Merlin's help, of his title to the kingdom. The story of the events leading up to the Dolorous Blow is then recounted, as well as its consequences. A sequence of adventures follows, largely involving Gawain and his brothers; Lancelot appears only at the end of the continuation, as does Perceval, whose story concludes the romance. For a full description of the Post-Vulgate Cycle see the blurb for the complete ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
458
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
458
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843842385
SKU
V9781843842385
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99-50
About Norris J. Lacy (Ed.)
Professor Norris J. Lacy is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of French and Medieval Studies at Pennsylvania State University, USA.
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