Open AccessAugustinian Intrusions in the <i>Queste del Saint Graal:</i> Converting ‘Pagan Gold’ to Christian Currency
Author(s) -
Dolores Warwick Frese
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
arthuriana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.101
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 1934-1539
pISSN - 1078-6279
DOI - 10.1353/art.2008.0001
Subject(s) - saint , humanities , currency , intrusion , geology , history , art , philosophy , art history , geochemistry , linguistics
Galahad’s literary debut in the Vulgate Queste del Saint Graal displays ley-lines extrapolated from Augustine’s biography, theology, semiotic theory, and polemical controversies, suggesting that this retro-fitted prose fiction can be read productively as a specifically Augustinian confection. (DWF)
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