The Lancelot-Grail Cycle

<p>Composed in Old French between about 1220 and 1240 the Lancelot-Grail Cycle is a group of five prose romances centered on the love affair between Lancelot and Guenevere. It consists of an immense central core the <i>Lancelot Proper</i> introduced by <i>The History of the Holy Grail</i> and <i>The Story of Merlin</i> and concluded by <i>The Quest for the Holy Grail</i> and <i>The Death of Arthur</i>.</p> <p>This volume brings together thirteen essays by noted scholars from the first symposium ever devoted exclusively to the Lancelot-Grail Cycle. Exploring the cycle's evolution across the literatures of medieval France Italy Spain Catalonia and England the authors take a variety of approaches that highlight a broad range of cultural social historical and political concerns and offer a comparative and interdisciplinary vision of this great romance.</p>