The Grail Legend

"The Grail Legend is a beautifully sustained application of Jungian theory to a whole story rather than merely to isolated motifs or archetypes. The work is far better researched than many other Jungian studies, and is written with a spritely, charming touch. A delightful volume."--Robert Segal, University of Lancaster, editor of Jung on Mythology and The Gnostic Jung

Foreword IIntroduction IIPerceval's Early History, according to Chretien de Troyes IIIThe Defeat of the Red Knight and the Meeting with Blancheflor IVPerceval's First Visit to the Grail Castle VThe Sword and the Lance VIPerceval's Task VIIThe Central Symbol of the Legend: The Grail as Vessel VIIIThe Grail as Stone IXThe Table, the Carving Platter and the Two Knives XThe Continuation of Perceval's Quest XIThe Suffering Grail King XIIThe Figure of Gauvain; Perceval's Return to Christianity XIIIGauvain's Adventures XIVPerceval's Further Adventures XVThe Redemption of the Grail Kingdom; Perceval's End XVIRobert de Boron's Roman de l'Estoire dou Graal XVIIThe Problem of the Trinity XVIIIThe Figure of Adam XIXThe Trinity: The Problem of the Fourth XXThe Figure of Merlin XXIMerlin as Medicine Man and Prophet XXIIMerlin and the Alchemical Mercurius XXIIIMerlin's Solution of the Grail Problem XXIVThe Disappearance of Merlin Bibliography Index