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Title: Excellent Scholarship and Exceptional Work
Review: This is a heavily Christianized version of the famous Grail legend. I say that because the Quest of the Holy Grail was written about by many throughout the ages - and this version is probably the most distant from the Celtic pagan tradition. The commentary and notes are excellent - and Pauline Matarasso's insight into the theology and symbolism of the work isextremely entertaining and enlightening. Her theory that the book may have been written by a Cistercian monk based on clues in the text is also interesting given the number of scriptural references and mystical overtones. One of the best of its kind.
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