AlthoughThe History of the Holy Grail opens the Vulgate Cycle, it
was added after the events described in Lancelot and The Quest of
the Holy Grail were already an established part of the Arthurian
story. It is, in Hollywood terms, a `prequel', and relates the
story of the Grail from its first appearance at the Crucifixion up
to the point where it is placed by Alain, the Fisher King, in the
castle of Corbenic, whose inhabitants then await the arrival of the
chosen Grail knight. Many points in the narrative are designed to
foreshadow or to explain the later adventures connected with the
Grail, but it also draws on the stories in the apocryphal gospels
and other legends of the crucifixion such as the story of Veronica,
as well as unrelated material such as the story of Hippocrates. But
it also provides many details about the Grail itself which are not
found anywhere else. It is less chivalric in tone from the
subsequent books of the Vulgate Cycle, and relatively few copies of
the original survive. For a full description of the Vulgate Cycle
see the blurb for the complete set.
General
Imprint: |
D.S. Brewer
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
March 2010 |
First published: |
2010 |
Editors: |
Norris J. Lacy
(Customer)
|
Translators: |
Carol Chase
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
348 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84384-224-8 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-84384-224-6 |
Barcode: |
9781843842248 |
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