Authors:Norris J. Lacy, Norris J. Lacy, Joan Tasker Grimbert
Publisher: D.S.Brewer
Keywords: studies, arthurian, troyes, chretien, companion
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2008-04-17
List price: $37.95
ISBN-10: 1843841614
ISBN-13: 9781843841616

Chretien de Troyes is arguably the creator of Arthurian romance, and it is on his work that later writers have based their interpretations. This book offers both crucial information on, and a comprehensive coverage of, all aspects of the work of Chretien de Troyes - the literary and historical background, patronage, his influence on other writers, manuscripts and editions of his work and, at the heart of the volume, major essays on the themes, techniques and artistic achievements in each of his compositions; the contributions, all from leading experts in Chretien and related studies, have been

Author: Norris J. Lacy
Publisher: D.S.Brewer
Keywords: lancelot, vulgate, grail, translation, post, arthurian, old, part, iii, french
Number of Pages: 412
Published: 2010-03-31
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 1843842351
ISBN-13: 9781843842354

Lancelot is the central romance of the Vulgate Cycle, in which the chivalric elements in Arthur’s court come to the fore. These chivalric elements contain the seeds of Arthur’s destruction and the dissolution of the Round Table, as Lancelot’s love for Guinevere undermines his bond to Arthur; the tension between love, prowess and loyalty is the undercurrent of the long romance which describes the exploits which he performs in her service. It also includes many stories which are chivalric adventures largely unrelated to the main theme, and uses the device of interweaving these

Author: Norris J. Lacy
Publisher: D.S.Brewer
Keywords: vulgate, post, grail, old, french, translation, arthur, arthurian, holy, cycle, quest, lancelot, death
Number of Pages: 441
Published: 2010-03-31
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 1843842335
ISBN-13: 9781843842330

Authors:Arthur Groos, Norris J. Lacy,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: characters, themes, arthurian, casebook, parzival, perceval
Number of Pages: 300
Published: 2002-02-15
List price: $125.00
ISBN-10: 0815307810
ISBN-13: 9780815307815

This volume in the Arthurian Characters and Themes series treats the fascinating character of Perceval, the naive and flawed but gifted youth who becoems the Grail hero in some texts and yet is eclipsed in others by Galahad.

Authors:Keith Busby, Norris J. Lacy,
Publisher: Editions Rodopi
Keywords: kelly, faux, titre, douglas, honor, medieval, studies, conjunctures
Number of Pages: 617
Published: 1994-01
List price: $222.00
ISBN-10: 9051836589
ISBN-13: 9789051836585

Authors:Norris J. Lacy, Geoffrey Ashe, Debra N. Mancoff,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: second, handbook, arthurian
Number of Pages: 456
Published: 1997-10-01
List price: $41.95
ISBN-10: 0815320817
ISBN-13: 9780815320814

Everything you ever wanted to know about King Arthur and his knights is covered in this fascinating volume: the origins of the Grail legend, the Tristan and Isolde love story in opera and literature, Spielberg’s use of Arthurian motifs in Star Wars , the depiction of Arthur in paintings, the presentation of Camelot on the Broadway stage, the twitting of the legend in Monty Python and the Holy Grail and much more.This critical survey of Arthurian history and legend, archaeology, literature, and the arts from the fifth century to the present provides an introduction for the general reade

Authors:Chuck Norris, Ken Abraham, Aaron Norris, Tim Grayem,
Publisher: B&H Books
Keywords: justice, riders, novel, threat
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2007-06-01
List price: $15.99
ISBN-10: 080544033X
ISBN-13: 9780805440331

A Threat to Justice, book two in THE JUSTICE RIDERS series from Chuck Norris and friends, finds Ezra Justice and his elite group of special operation soldiers having gone their separate ways just after the Civil War. But not for long. When General Sherman needs a team to combat the armed resistances against President Grant and his efforts to reconstruct America, Justice rides again. This heroic action tale of good versus evil, with elements of faith and romance, takes the Justice Riders everywhere from the Ku Klux Klanridden deep South to the adventure-filled goldmines of California.