18 books like The Complete Story of the Grail

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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

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

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

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

Grail (Pendragon Cycle #5) Stephen R. Lawhead · 1995 · 374p · ≈ 12h · Moderate A great king faces the ultimate challenge: a dangerous quest through realms of magic and the undead toward a confrontation with his destiny. Drought, plague, and war have left the Isle of the Mighty battered and its heart, the beloved Arthur, grievously injured—until a secret relic is brought before the dying King; a Holy Grail that heals his wounds and restores his vigor. But soon evil enters… Shares: Grail, Romances, Arthurian romances

Méliador Jean Froissart · 1895 Shares: Romances, Arthurian romances

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, Romances, Legends, Arthurian romances

Merlin Henry Lovelich · 1900 · 739p · ≈ 24h · Challenging Merlin () is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a prophet and a magician, along with several other main roles. Shares: Romances, Legends, Arthurian romances, Poetry

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, Romances, Legends, Arthurian romances

The book of romance Andrew Lang · 1902 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Challenging From the Andrew Lang prismatic series, this is the "Book of Romance", a most attractive selection of what the editor calls "fairy-tales grown up," the Round Table romances and similar stories, with colored pictures and line pictures by H. J . Ford-making a book for the reside dreaming of romantic curly-heads, who will be unaware that they are learning the lore of their race… Shares: Romances, Arthurian romances

Malory Eugène Vinaver · 1929 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Sir Thomas Malory was an English writer, the author of Le Morte d'Arthur, the classic English-language chronicle of the Arthurian legend, compiled and in most cases translated from French sources, and published by the famed London printer William Caxton in 1485. Much of Malorys life history is obscure, but he identified himself as a "knight prisoner", apparently reflecting that he was either a… Shares: Grail, Romances, Legends, Arthurian romances

Prince Arthur Sir Richard Blackmore · 1695 · 296p · ≈ 9h · Demanding 90 Masterpieces You Must Read (Vol.1) assembles an expansive canon of world literature, placing philosophical dialogue, epic romance, social realism, Gothic speculation, detective fiction, travel narrative, lyric meditation, and the short story in productive proximity. Spanning antiquity to modernity, the volume reveals how enduring questions of freedom, desire, morality, class, imagination, and… Shares: Arthurian romances, Poetry

The Grail (Celtic Interest) Roger Sherman Loomis · 1963 · 290p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "The medieval legend of the Grail, a tale about the search for supreme mystical experience, has never ceased to intrigue writers and scholars by its wildly variegated forms: the settings have ranged from Britain to the Punjab to the Temple of Zeus at Dodona; the Grail itself has been described as the chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper, a stone with miraculous youth-preserving virtues, or a… Shares: Grail, Romances, Legends, Arthurian romances

La légende arthurienne et le Graal Jean Marx · 1952 · 410p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares: Grail, Legends, Arthurian romances

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, Romances, Legends, Arthurian romances

Perceval le Gallois Chrétien de Troyes · 1947 · 247p · ≈ 8h · Challenging This is the story of the Grail. Perceval progresses from a naive boyhood in rural seclusion to a position of high respect as a knight at King Arthur's court. Shares: Grail, Romances, Legends, Arthurian romances

Les romans de la table ronde Jacques Boulenger · 1922 · 264p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Jacques Boulenger (1879-1944) "Très grande fut la colère de l’Ennemi quand Jésus Notre Sire fut venu en enfer et en eut fait sortir Ève et Adam, et tous ceux qu’il lui plut.– Quel est Celui-ci, qui nous surpasse tant que notre force ne peut rien contre lui ? se demandaient les démons, étonnés.– Rappelez-vous, dit l’un d’eux, que les prophètes avaient annoncé depuis longtemps que le Fils de Dieu… Shares: Romances, Arthurian romances

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