A Discourse for the Holy Grail in Old French Romance

by Ben Ramm

Why should a supposedly Biblical relic lay down its literary roots in medieval French literature?

The Holy Grail made its first literary appearance in the work of the twelfth-century French poet, Chr?tien de Troyes, and continues to fascinate authors and audiences alike. This study, supported by a theoretical framework based on the psychoanalytic works of Jacques Lacan and the cultural theory of Slavoj Zizek, aims to strip the legend of much...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843841096
• ISBN13: 9781843841098
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.3" x 6.3"