{"product_id":"encyclopedia-of-the-holy-grail-9781476687940","title":"Encyclopedia of the Holy Grail","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   In the twelfth century, a French poet wrote a verse romance about a young knight who witnesses a mysterious procession centered on a radiant vessel, a grail. Left unfinished, the poem inspired other writers of prose and verse, until the story was completely rewritten into the Arthurian romances, in which the vessel becomes a relic of the Last Supper, the Holy Grail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   For hundreds of years, the Grail story has haunted the western imagination. But the original medieval texts are full of inconsistencies, as different writers attempted to complete the story in varied ways. This encyclopedia illuminates a path through the Perilous Forest of literature and legend. Entries summarize the stories of the principal characters, sacred objects and places associated with the Grail. An Afterword shows how mysteries of the grail continue to enchant the scholars and creative writers who have transformed the medieval legend into modern mythology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: THE ABSENT PATH\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Encyclopedia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfterword: Higher Mysteries: Grail Initiation as Twentieth Century Mythology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix I: The Grail Chronology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix II: The Medieval Grail Literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix III: The Company of the Grail: Some Twentieth Century Writers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040505364823,"sku":"9781476687940","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/encyclopedia-of-the-holy-grail-9781476687940","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}