…The unfinished Perceval was immediately followed by the so-called First and Second Sequels (both unknown authors) and the Third Sequel by Mannemier, which finally completed the story, and then Gerbert de Montreuil's Sequel to Perceval (c. 1250) was inserted between the Second and Third Sequels. On the other hand, Robert de Boron's The Story of the Origin of the Holy Grail (before 1200) first tells the story of how the Holy Grail (Saint Graal) was brought to the West as a symbol of the Gospel, and how it was used in the Last Supper to catch the blood of Christ on the cross. In the 13th century, prose writing produced such unique masterpieces as The Quest for the Holy Grail, a masterpiece from the pentalogy of Lancelot's Prose, and Perlesborg, a separate series. The search for the wondrous object known as the Holy Grail not only became the greatest task for King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table, but has remained a symbol and metaphor for the pursuit of the supreme and absolute values to this day. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Boron, R.de" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…《ペルスバル》未完の後を受けてただちにいわゆる《第一続編》《第二続編》(いずれも作者不詳),マヌミエによる《第三続編》が書き継がれてようやく物語は完結,さらにジェルベール・ド・モントルイユによる《ペルスバル続編》(1250ころ)が第二と第三の間に挿入された。他方,ロベール・ド・ボロンRobert de Boronの《聖杯の由来の物語》(1200以前)に初めて,キリストが最後の晩餐に用いた食器に十字架上のキリストの傷からほとばしった血を受けたものが聖杯(サン・グラール)であり,それが福音の象徴として西方へもたらされた次第が語られている。13世紀にはさらに散文により,《散文ランスロ》五部作中の傑作《聖杯の探索》や,別系列の《ペルレスボー》のような異色の秀作が生まれ,驚異のオブジェ〈聖杯〉の探索は,アーサー王の円卓の騎士たちの最大の仕事となったのみならず,現代にいたるまで,至高なるものや絶対的価値を求める行為の象徴・暗喩となっている。… ※「Boron,R.de」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
A port city in south-central Chile. It is located ...
An ancient Roman god of war, later identified wit...
A lighting device used in coal mines where explos...
Compulsory acquisition of land, etc., from owners...
A river that flows from Belarus to Lithuania and e...
It refers to the mystical theory and educational ...
1850‐1930 A Russian Narodnik revolutionary who cam...
An evergreen tree of the family Pandanusaceae (AP...
Year of death: September 20, 1939 Year of birth: C...
…Today, only one dalang remains in East Java, and...
A village in Maniwa County in northern Okayama Pre...
The largest and oldest university in the Democrat...
A former town in Atetsu District, northwest Okayam...
…Before the railroads were built, the company ran...
A system in which a representative is appointed f...