The Quest of the Holy Grail

Author:   none ,  Pauline Matarasso ,  Pauline Matarasso
Publisher:   Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN:  

9780140442205


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   30 June 2005
Format:   Paperback
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The Quest of the Holy Grail


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Composed by an unknown author in early thirteenth-century France, The Quest of the Holy Grail is a fusion of Arthurian legend and Christian symbolism, reinterpreting ancient Celtic myth as a profound spiritual fable. It recounts the quest of the knights of Camelot - the simple Perceval, the thoughtful Bors, the rash Gawain, the weak Lancelot and the saintly Galahad - as they journey through danger and temptation to reach the elusive Holy Grail. But only one of them is judged worthy to see the mysteries within the sacred vessel, and look upon the ineffable. Infused with tragic grandeur and an aura of mysticism, The Quest is an absorbing and radiant allegory of man's perilous search for divine grace, and had a profound influence on later Arthurian romances and versions of the Grail legend.

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Author:   none ,  Pauline Matarasso ,  Pauline Matarasso
Publisher:   Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:   Penguin Classics
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.224kg
ISBN:  

9780140442205


ISBN 10:   0140442200
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   30 June 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

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This epic medieval text of Arthurian Romance tells of the adventures of Gawain, Galahad and Lancelot as they journey across a land pitted with dangers and temptations in their quest to find the Holy Grail, the platter that Christ ate the paschal lamb from at the Last Supper, which according to legend Joseph of Arimathea had brought with him when he came to Britain as its first missionary. The knights leave Camelot together, but each makes his own journey to Sarras, the heavenly city, where they can assist at the office of the Grail. And only one is worthy to look into the Grail, and see the mysteries within. As with many medieval tales, the knights' physical journey is an allegory for our spiritual journey through life, the goal being grace which the Grail comes to represent; this and many other interesting points are presented in Matarasso's excellent introduction. (Kirkus UK)


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Pauline Matarasso read modern languages at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford and was awarded a Doctorat de l'Universite de Paris in 1958. She has also translated The Cistercian World and Aucassin and Nicolette and Other Tales for the Penguin Classics. Her combined biography of Anne of France, Anne of Brittany and Louise of Savoy, Queen's Maid, was published in 2001. Pauline Matarasso read modern languages at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, and was awarded a Doctorat de l'Universite de Paris in 1958. She has also translated The Cistercain World and Aucassin and Nicolette and Other Tales for the Penguin Classics. Her combined biography of Anne of France, Anne of Brittany and Louise of Savoy, Queen's Maid, was published in 2001.

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