Medieval Story And the Beginnings of the Social Ideals of English-Speaking People
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For this reason he comes to be exalted above Percival, and espe- cially above such knights as Gawain, the typical squire of dames, whose many love-adventures will not bear very close scrutiny, and as Launcelot, the unlawful lover of Queen Guinevere. These knights set out on the Quest, but they are not virtuous enough for the achieve- ment of the Grail. Launcelot does indeed penetrate into the castle, but in the ecstasy of his vision he reaUzes his own unworthiness. In these later Grail stories,... then, love is really made subordinate to asceticism, — a curious transformation for romance ! It is easy to see how this might have come about, however, — even in the earUer form of the story the Templars, who guard the sacred chalice in the castle, are forbidden to marry, and great stress is laid on their personal purity. But there was no such rigid insistence on cehbacy for the Keeper of the Grail ; he was free to marry if he chose.
Ultimately, on the other hand, the chosen knight gets to be a sexless abstraction, a bloodless incarnation of holiness.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
For this reason he comes to be exalted above Percival, and espe- cially above such knights as Gawain, the typical squire of dames, whose many love-adventures will not bear very close scrutiny, and as Launcelot, the unlawful lover of Queen Guinevere. These knights set out on the Quest, but they are not virtuous enough for the achieve- ment of the Grail. Launcelot does indeed penetrate into the castle, but in the ecstasy of his vision he reaUzes his own unworthiness. In these later Grail stories,... then, love is really made subordinate to asceticism, — a curious transformation for romance ! It is easy to see how this might have come about, however, — even in the earUer form of the story the Templars, who guard the sacred chalice in the castle, are forbidden to marry, and great stress is laid on their personal purity. But there was no such rigid insistence on cehbacy for the Keeper of the Grail ; he was free to marry if he chose.
Ultimately, on the other hand, the chosen knight gets to be a sexless abstraction, a bloodless incarnation of holiness.
What to read after Medieval Story And the Beginnings of the Social Ideals of English-Speaking People?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Lawrence, William Witherle, 1876-1958 to read onlineMoreLess
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