The Perpetual Enigma of Chrétien's Grail Episode

Jeff Rider

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Medieval Literature and History Medieval European Literature and History Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies

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Chrétien de Troyes's Conte du Graal is a successful example of a deliberately enigmatic story. It was intended both to create an impression that it possesses an allegorical dimension and, simultaneously, to frustrate all attempts to grasp its allegorical significance.

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1976Theories of Vision from Al-Kindi to Kepler 1974Fabula: Explorations into the uses of myth in medieval Platonism 1977The chivalrous society 1982The Age of the Cathedrals: Art and Society, 980-1420 1979Abbot Suger : on the Abbey Church of St.-Denis and its art treasures 1993Le Roman de Perceval ou Le Conte du Graal 1999Perceval: the story of the grail 1996The Unholy Grail: A Social Reading of Chrétien de Troyes's Conte du Graal

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