sebastian evans

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    Perlesvaus--The High History of the Holy Graal

    I've begun reading Sebastian Evans's 1898 translation of this medieval work, The High History of the Holy Graal. "Perlesvaus" is a form of the name Perceval. Evans's translation was easy to come by, a hundred years ago. For one thing, it was picked up by the Everyman's Library -- the Penguin...
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    Arthurian Medieval Literature: Malory, Gawain, and More

    Over a century ago, Rhys and Dent founded the Everyman's Library series. These books were the Penguin Classics and Oxford World's Classics of their day. Recently I compiled a list of their Arthurian offerings (medieval and Renaissance -- so I'm not including Tennyson). It was impressive...
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