18 books like Malory

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Sir Thomas Malory Marylyn Parins · 2002 · 424p · ≈ 14h · Moderate The Critical Heritage gathers together a large body of critical sources on major figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary responses to a writer's work, enabling students and researchers to read for themselves, for example, comments on early performances of Shakespeare's plays, or reactions to the first publication of Jane Austen's novels. The carefully selected sources range… Shares: Malory, Kings and rulers in literature, Romances, Arthurian romances

English literature at the close of the Middle Ages E. K. Chambers · 1945 · 247p · ≈ 8h · Challenging "The Greatest Books of All Time" is a selection of the most celebrated books in history, including complete novels. Unlike other rankings, this collection is based on a consensus of readers and critics, ensuring an unbiased list of the very best literature ever written. From captivating love stories to epic adventures, these timeless novels have enchanted audiences for generations. Whether you're… Shares: English Romances, Kings and rulers in literature, Knights and knighthood in literature, Romances

The quest of the Holy Grail Jessie L. Weston · 1913 · 162p · ≈ 5h · Challenging 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. Shares: Grail, Knights and knighthood in literature, Romances, Legends

La légende arthurienne et le Graal Jean Marx · 1952 · 410p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares: Grail, Kings and rulers in literature, Knights and knighthood in literature, Legends

He Robert A. Johnson · 1987 · ★ 4.0 · 81p · ≈ 2h · Moderate “Entertaining, informative, thought-provoking, mysterious, poetic. Men who read it will surely learn much about themselves, and women—particularly those who are unfortunately misled into thinking of men as “the enemy”—will find it a real eye-opener.”—Ruth Tiffany Barnhouse, M.D., Th.M., Harvard University Robert A. Johnson's classic work exploring the differences between man and woman, female and… Shares: Grail, Knights and knighthood in literature, Romances, Legends

Celtic Myth and Arthurian Romance (Celtic Interest) Roger Sherman Loomis · 1926 · 371p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Loomis explores the theory that the Arthurian Romances are based on Celtic Myths, transmitted to French by Breton bards. He explores the links between the Irish Sagas, the Welsh Mabinogion, and the various forms of the Arthurian Legends. He links Gawain with the Irish hero Cuchulain, Merlin to Mider, and the Grail to the cauldron of the Dagda and the Lia Fail. Shares: Grail, Kings and rulers in literature, Knights and knighthood in literature, Arthurian romances

The Complete Story of the Grail Chrétien de Troyes · 2015 · 634p · ≈ 21h · Moderate 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.… Shares: Grail, Romances, Legends, Arthurian romances

A guide to the Middle English metrical romances Anna Hunt Billings · 1901 · 232p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Make diversity your competitive advantage To reap the full benefits of diversity and inclusion, today's forward thinking companies look past "diversity" training towards a more comprehensive, holistic business approach. These leaders incorporate diversity and inclusion into every aspect of business culture, employee engagement, talent management and market penetration.Trailblazers reveals the… Shares: English Romances, Knights and knighthood in literature, Romances, Arthurian romances

The Grail Dhira B. Mahoney · 2000 · 600p · ≈ 20h · Moderate The Holy Grail () is a treasure that serves as an important motif in Arthurian literature. Various traditions describe the Holy Grail as a cup, dish, or stone with miraculous healing powers, sometimes providing eternal youth or sustenance in infinite abundance, often guarded in the custody of the Fisher King and located in the hidden Grail castle. By analogy, any elusive object or goal of great… Shares: Grail, Knights and knighthood in literature, Romances, Legends

Le roman breton Jean Frappier · 1952 · 130p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Shares: Grail, Romances, Legends, Arthurian romances

Le Morte d'Arthur Thomas Malory · 1557 · ★ 3.9 · 518p · ≈ 17h · Demanding Le Morte d'Arthur (originally spelled Le Morte Darthur, ungrammatical Middle French for "The Death of Arthur") is a 15th-century Middle English prose reworking by Sir Thomas Malory of tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table—along with their respective folklore. In order to tell a "complete" story of Arthur from his conception to his… Shares: English Romances, Kings and rulers in literature, Romances, Legends

The high history of the Holy Graal Anonymous · 1898 · 390p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Joseph Campbell, in his epic study The Masks of God places Wolfram's Parzival squarely on the dividing line between ancient and modern. Emma Jung, whose psychological insights are invaluable, identifies the Grail cycle as the beginning of the immanent spirituality of Christianity, in opposition to the more ancient transcendent view. Adolf Hitler considered the Hallows of the Grail to be an… Shares: Grail, Romances, Legends, Arthurian romances

Arthurian tradition & Chrétien de Troyes Roger Sherman Loomis · 1949 · 503p · ≈ 16h · Challenging King Arthur was not an Englishman, but a Celtic warrior, according to Loomis, whose research into the background of the Arthurian legend reveals findings which are both illuminating and highly controversial. The author sees the vegetarian goddess as the prototype of many damsels in Arthurian romance, and Arthur's knights as the gods of sun and storm. If Loomis's arguments are accepted, where does… Shares: Kings and rulers in literature, Knights and knighthood in literature, Criticism and interpretation, Arthurian romances

Wales and the Arthurian legend Roger Sherman Loomis · 1956 · 231p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Stimulating and masterly study examines the evolution of the great mass of fiction surrounding the Arthurian legend in Western literature — from Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain and the collection of Welsh tales known as The Mabinogion, to Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian stories, the Parzival of Wolfram von Eschenbach, and such English masterpieces as Sir Gawain and the Green… Shares: Grail, Romances, Legends, Arthurian romances

Iwain Arthur Charles Lewis Brown · 1903 · 147p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Ywain , also known as Yvain and Owain (among many other spellings), is a Knight of the Round Table in the Arthurian legend. Tradition often portrays him as the son of King Urien of Gorre and of either the supernatural figure Modron or the sorceress Morgan. The historical Owain mab Urien, the basis of the literary character, ruled as the king of Rheged in Britain during the late-6th century. Shares: Knights and knighthood in literature, Romances, Arthurian romances, History and criticism

From Ritual to Romance Jessie L. Weston · 1920 · ★ 3.7 · 201p · ≈ 6h · Challenging A study of the Grail legend explores the saga's Gnostic roots and its relationship to ancient nature cults that associated the physical condition of the king with the productivity of the land. Shares: Grail, Knights and knighthood in literature, Romances, Legends

Le cycle du Graal Jean Markale · 1992 · 317p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "Jean Markale propose, dans le langage d'aujourd'hui, à partir des très nombreuses versions qu'il a suscitées, une reconstitution totale et chronologique du mythe du Graal, extraordinaire foisonnement de symboles et de réflexions, perc̦u souvent de fac̦on fragmentaire en raison même de l'abondance des textes et de la diversité des faits et des personnages évoqués."--Description de l'éditeur. Shares: Grail, Romances, Legends, Arthurian romances

Malory Christina Hardyment · 2005 · ★ 3.9 · 634p · ≈ 21h · Moderate Sir Thomas Malory's Morte Darthur (1469) is one of the most renown books in the world. Virtually all modern versions of the Arthurian legends are derived from its energetic, memorably phrased and remarkably individual telling of the stirring exploits of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. Yet the identity of the fifteenth-century knight who wrote it has remained an enigma for… Shares: Malory, Authorship, Arthurian romances

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