From ritual to romance
By: Jessie L. Weston.
Edition: 1st Princeton pbk. printing.
Series: Mythos; Mythos (Princeton, N.J.)
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
Subjects: Grail -- Legends -- History and criticism; Romances -- History and criticism
Description: A study of the Grail legend explores the saga's Gnostic roots and its relationship to ancient nature cults that associated the physical condition of the king with the productivity of the land.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Originally published: 1920. With a new foreword by Robert A. Segal.