ABSTRACT

Published in 1965: In the following pages the author has endeavoured to give, as clearly and concisely as possible, a description of the literature composing the Grail cycle, an analysis of its content and a survey of the leading theories to which this perplexing body of romance has given rise.

chapter Chapter I|4 pages

Introductory

chapter Chapter II|26 pages

The Texts

chapter Chapter III|19 pages

The Story

chapter Chapter IV|16 pages

The Christian Theory of Origin

chapter Chapter V|9 pages

The Folk-Lore Theory

chapter Chapter VI|23 pages

The Ritual Theory

chapter Chapter VII|43 pages

The Testing of the Theory and Conclusion