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The Wounded Knight's Stench in the Prose Lancelot: The Grail Quest Prefigured
- Arthuriana
- Scriptorium Press
- Volume 28, Number 1, Spring 2018
- pp. 56-68
- 10.1353/art.2018.0003
- Article
- Additional Information
Abstract
Abstract:
In the Prose Lancelot, the young hero comes to the aid of a foul-smelling, wounded knight. As the narrative progresses from that first adventure, the odor reveals itself as a metaphor for the sins that will undermine Lancelot in his quest for the Holy Grail.
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