Review of Richard Barber, The Holy Grail: Imagination and Belief By Carole Cusack

https://www.academia.edu/145829100/Review_of_Richard_Barber_The_Holy_Grail_Imagination_and_Belief?email_work_card=title This handsome volume explores the Holy Grail throughout Western history, commencing with a close analysis of the early Grail romances that were written between 1190 and 1240 (Chretien, Robert de Boron, etc.). These sources are quoted in detail, as they are the foundation of the later medieval Grail tales, and Barber is concerned to demonstrate their close relationship to theological texts and controversies of the period. ...