Lancelot-Grail: 3. Lancelot part I and II: The Old French Arthurian Vulgate and Post-Vulgate in Translation

Marc Notes: Originally published in 5 vols.: New York: Garland, 1992-1996.; Includes bibliographical references and index.; Translated from the Old French. Table of Contents: Preface -- Part I. Lancelot -- 1. King Ban of Benoic and Queen Elaine Take Flight with Their Infant Son Lancelot -- 2. King Ban's Realm, Despite the Efforts of His Godson Banin, Falls into the Hands of King Claudas -- 3. Lancelot Is Kidnapped by the Lady of the Lake -- 4. Lancelot's Cousins Lionel and Bors of Gaunes Are Entrusted to the Faithful Pharian -- 5. Queen Evaine of Gaunes Joins Her Sister Queen Elaine at the Royal Minster -- 6. Background of Ninianne, the Lady of the Lake -- 7. Pharian Surrenders Lionel and Bors to King Claudas -- 8. Portrayal of King Claudas -- 9. Portrayal of Lancelot as a Boy -- 10. King Arthur Is Rebuked for His Indifference to Queens Elaine and Evaine and Their Children -- 11. A Messenger from the Lady of the Lake Rebukes Claudas for Holding Lionel and Bors in Prison -- 12. The Messenger of the Lady of the Lake Saves Lionel and Bors from Claudas -- 13. Lionel and Bors Are Taken to the Lake to Live with Lancelot -- 14. Pharian in Conflict with Both Claudas and the Knights of Gaunes over the Fate of Lionel and Bors -- 15. Pharian's Nephew Lambegue is Brought to the Lake and Observes How the Lady Cares for the Three Young Cousins -- 16. Pharian and Lambegue Are Caught in the Conflict Between the Men of Gaunes and King Claudas -- 17. The Conflict Between Claudas and the Knights of Gaunes Is Resolved, Thanks to Pharian and Lambegue -- 18. Pharian and Lambegue Rejoin the Boys, and Pharian Dies -- 19. Reassured in a Dream That the Three Young Cousins Are Alive and Well, Queen Evaine Dies -- 20. King Arthur, Receiving Banin at Court, Regrets Not Having Come to the Aid of King Ban -- 21. The Lady of the Lake and Lancelot, Now Eighteen Years Old, Discuss the Meaning of Knighthood and Then Leave for King Arthur's Court at Camelot -- 22. Lancelot at Camelot: Queen Guenevere, Knighthood, the Adventure of the Wounded Knight, and Departure for Nohaut -- 23. The New Knight Champions the Lady of Nohaut -- 24. Lancelot, as the White Knight, Captures the Dolorous Guard and Learns His Identity -- 25. Gawain and Nine Other Knights Go to the Dolorous Guard -- 26. King Arthur Goes to the Dolorous Guard but Is Denied Entry -- 27. Gawain and His Companions Are Betrayed and Captured -- 28. Lancelot, Entranced by Guenevere, Neglects to Admit Her to the Dolorous Guard and Then Leaves the Castle Himself -- 29. The White Knight Triumphs over the Captor of Gawain and His Companions, Then Admits Arthur and Guenevere to the Dolorous Guard but Once Again Leaves the Castle Himself -- 30. The White Knight Frees Gawain and His Companions but Does Not Reveal His Identity -- 31. The First Tournament Is Arranged, and Gawain Leaves Arthur's Court in Search of His Unknown Liberator -- 32. Lancelot Is Injured and Requires a Litter -- 33. Gawain Encounters the Knight in the Litter but Does Not Know It Is Lancelot -- 34. Lancelot, as the Red Knight, Takes Part in the First Tournament -- 35. Gawain Resumes His Search for the Unknown Captor of the Dolorous Guard and His Own Liberator -- 36. The Knight in the Litter Goes to Nohaut to Recover from His Wounds -- 37. Gawain, Helped and Hindered by Bran the Merciless, Pursues His Attempt to Locate and Identify Lancelot -- 38. The Knight in the Litter Leaves Nohaut -- 39. Gawain Is Harassed by Brun the Merciless -- 40. Lancelot Returns to the Dolorous Guard and Puts and End to Its Enchantments -- 41. Gawain and the White Knight Both Take Part in the Second Tournament, Where Gawain Learns That the Other Is in Fact Lancelot -- 42. Gawain Reveals to the Royal Court That the Captor of the Dolorous, Now Joyous, Guard Is Lancelot of the Lake, Son of King Ban of Benoic -- 43. Lancelot, Bound by Oath, Kills His Host -- 44. King Arthur Has Strange Dreams Presaging His Fall from Power -- 45. Lancelot Is Entranced by the Sight of Queen Guenevere at Camelot -- 46. King Arthur Receives a Challenge from Galehaut -- 47. Lancelot, in a Lover's Trance, Is Saved from Drowning by Yvain, Who Does Not Recognize Him but Is Subsequently Impressed by His Prowess in Battle -- 48. Lancelot Is Imprisoned by the Lady of Malehaut -- Part II Lancelot -- 49. Arthur Is Attacked by Galehaut and Gets Advice from a Wise and Worthy Man -- 50. Lancelot and the Lady of Malehaut -- 51. Gawain and Thirty-Nine Other Knights Leave Arthur's Court in Quest of Lancelot -- 52. The End of Galehaut's War with Arthur; the Meeting of Lancelot and Guenevere -- 53. Lancelot and Galehaut in Sorelois -- 54. Gawain and Nineteen Other Knights Leave Arthur's Court in Quest of Lancelot -- 55. The Spring of the Pine -- 56. The Story of Hector; Segurade and the Lady of Roestoc -- 57. Gawain and Helain -- 58. The Split Shield; Hector Sets Out in Quest of Gawain -- 59. The Lady of Roestoc Learns the Identity of Her Champion -- 60. Gawain Helps to Heal His Brother Agravain -- 61. Hector's Adventures During His Quest for Gawain -- 62. Galehaut Sends Lionel with a Message for the Queen -- 63. Gawain's Further Adventures During His Quest for Lancelot -- 64. Lionel's Encounter on the Way to Court; Adventures of Gawain and Sagremor -- 65. Hector Rescues Elaine the Peerless From Her Imprisonment -- 66. Lionel at Logres; Saxons and Irish Attack Scotland; Guenevere Sends Word to Lancelot -- 67. Gawain Defeats the Defenders of the Bridge into Sorelois -- 68. Hector Achieves His Quest for Sir Gawain -- 69. Galehaut Takes Lancelot to the Lost Island -- 70. Gawain and Hector Find Lancelot; The Battle of Saxon Rock -- 71. Lancelot's Madness and Cure; Defeat of the Saxons and Irish; Lancelot, Galehaut, and Hector Become Companions of the Round Table. Review Citations:

Library Journal 02/15/1993 (EAN 9780824077334, Hardcover)

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Contributor Bio:  Lacy, Norris J Professor Norris J. Lacy is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of French and Medieval Studies at Pennsylvania State University, USA. Contributor Bio:  Rosenberg, Samuel N Samuel N. Rosenberg is a professor of French and Italian and Hans Tischler is a professor emeritus of musicology at Indiana University. Both have published widely and collaborated previously on "Chanter m'estuet, Songs of the Trouveres: A Critical Anthology of French Lyric Poetry in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries" (1981).