| The Legend of the Grail Contributor(s): Bryant, Nigel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1843840839 ISBN-13: 9781843840831 Publisher: Boydell & Brewer OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: The Grail legends have been appropriated by novelists as diverse as Umberto Eco and Dan Brown yet very few have read for themselves the original stories from which they came. All the mystery and drama of the Arthurian world are embodied in the extraordinary tales of Perceval, Gawain, Lancelot and Galahad in pursuit of the Holy Grail. The original romances, full of bewildering contradictions and composed by a number of different writers, dazzle with the sheer wealth of their conflicting imagination. In Nigel Bryant's hands, this enthralling material becomes truly accessible. He has constructed a single, consistent version of the Grail story in modern English which reasserts its relevance as one of the great and enduring works of literature. NIGEL BRYANT's previous Arthurian books include The High Book of the Grail (Perlesvaus), Chretien de Troyes' Perceval/ and its Continuations, and Robert de Boron's Merlin and the Grail. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval |
| Dewey: 809.933 |
| Series: Arthurian Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 7.76" (0.65 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Grail legends have been appropriated by novelists as diverse as Umberto Eco and Dan Brown yet very few have read for themselves the original stories from which they came. All the mystery and drama of the Arthurian world are embodied in the extraordinary tales of Perceval, Gawain, Lancelot and Galahad in pursuit of the Holy Grail. The original romances, full of bewildering contradictions and composed by a number of different writers, dazzle with the sheer wealth of their conflicting imagination. In Nigel Bryant's hands, this enthralling material becomes truly accessible. He has constructed a single, consistent version of the Grail story in modern English which reasserts its relevance as one of the great and enduring works of literature. NIGEL BRYANT's previous Arthurian books include The High Book of the Grail (Perlesvaus), Chretien de Troyes' Perceval and its Continuations, and Robert de Boron's Merlin and the Grail. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bryant, Nigel: - Nigel Bryant was head of drama at Marlborough College. |