Theoretical essays and practical analyses focus on the intertextual links between an Arthurian composition and works belonging other genres of kinds of literature. Translations are provided for excerpts from the original Latin, Old French, Middle Dutch, Italian, and Middle English. The 14 essays wer

"The French Lancelot-Grail Cycle" (also known as the "Vulgate Cycle") and the slightly later "Post-Vulgate" are long prose romances that present the full Arthurian story, including Camelot and the Round Table, the love story of Lancelot and Guenevere, the life of Merlin, and the Quest for the Grail. These five volumes offer full translations of both cycles. The influence of these Cycles is almost incalculable; they have been translated or adapted into a number of languages and have been the source or basis for many writers, including Sir Thomas Malory, though they also act as great works in...

The influence of the Lancelot-Grail cycle (or Vulgate cycle) is almost incalculable - they have been translated or adapted into a number of languages and have been the source or basis for many writers. These five volumes offer full translations of both cycles.

"The French Lancelot-Grail Cycle" (also known as the "Vulgate Cycle") and the slightly later "Post-Vulgate" are long prose romances that present the full Arthurian story, including Camelot and the Round Table, the love story of Lancelot and Guenevere, the life of Merlin, and the Quest for the Grail. This title offers translations of both cycles.

"The French Lancelot-Grail Cycle" (also known as the "Vulgate Cycle") and the slightly later "Post-Vulgate" are long prose romances that present the full Arthurian story, including Camelot and the Round Table, the love story of Lancelot and Guenevere, the life of Merlin, and the Quest for the Grail. This title offers translations of both cycles.

First Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

"The French Lancelot-Grail Cycle" (also known as the "Vulgate Cycle") and the slightly later "Post-Vulgate" are long prose romances that present the full Arthurian story, including Camelot and the Round Table, the love story of Lancelot and Guenevere, the life of Merlin, and the Quest for the Grail. These five volumes offer full translations of both cycles. The influence of these Cycles is almost incalculable; they have been translated or adapted into a number of languages and have been the source or basis for many writers, including Sir Thomas Malory, though they also act as great works in...

The Romance of Arthur, James J. Wilhelm's classic anthology of Arthurian literature, is an essential text for students of the medieval Romance tradition. This fully updated third edition presents a comprehensive reader, mapping the course of Arthurian literature, and is expanded to fully cover: key authors such as Chretien de Troyes, Thomas of Britain and Thomas Malory, as well as Arthurian texts by women and more obscure sources for Arthurian romance extensive coverage of key themes and characters in the tradition a wide geographical range of texts including translations from Latin, French,...

First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This volume in the Arthurian Characters and Themes series treats the fascinating character of Perceval, the naive and flawed but gifted youth who becomes the Grail hero in some texts and yet is eclipsed in others by Galahad. Also includes eight musical examples.