The Old French Grail Romance, Perlesvaus, A Study of its Principal Sources

From the INTRODUCTION.


The Old French romance, Perlesvaus, with which the following pages deal, was published in 1866 in conjunction with the Perceval of Crestien de Troyes. Since the date of its publication, the work has several times been the object of more or less fruitful discussion. The past investigation on the subject, however, has been limited merely to the bearing the romance has on questions relating to the Holy Grail. The Perlesvaus, it seems, has shared the fate of most Grail wor...