Quest of the Holy Grail

List of contents

1. Introductory 2. The Texts 3. The Story 4. The Christian Theory of Origin 5. The Folk-Lore Theory 6. The Ritual Theory 7. The Testing of the Theory and Conclusion

About the author

Jessie L. Weston

Summary

Published in 1965: In the following pages the author has endeavoured to give, as clearly and concisely as possible, a description of the literature composing the Grail cycle, an analysis of its content and a survey of the leading theories to which this perplexing body of romance has given rise.

Product details

• Authors: Jessie L. Weston
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 30.06.2019
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies
• EAN: 9780367146016
• ISBN: 978-0-367-14601-6
• Pages: 162
• Series: Routledge Revivals; Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Classical texts, Literature: history & criticism, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Medieval Literature, Literature: history and criticism, comparative mythology, ritual symbolism, Mythological Analysis, Arthurian studies, folklore origins, grail cycle literary theories