The Complete Story of the Grail
About this book
Taking the legends surrounding King Arthur and weaving in new psychological elements of personal desire and courtly manner, Chrétien de Troyes fashioned a new form of medieval Romance. The Knight of the Cart is the first telling of the adulterous relationship between Lancelot and Arthur’s Queen Guinevere, and in The Knight with the Lion Yvain neglects his bride in his quest for greater glory. Erec and Enide explores a knight’s conflict between love and honour, Cligés exalts the possibility of pure love outside marriage, while the haunting The Story of the Grail chronicles the legendary quest. Rich in symbolism, these evocative tales combine closely observed detail with fantastic adventure to create a compelling world that profoundly influenced Malory, and are the basis of the Arthurian legends we know today.
Reader Profile
· 634 pages · ≈ 11 h 44 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read The Complete Story of the Grail?
About ≈ 11 h 44 m — 634 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The Complete Story of the Grail?
634 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The Complete Story of the Grail?
It sits on the Poetry shelves.
Is The Complete Story of the Grail in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote The Complete Story of the Grail?
Chrétien de Troyes.