“Molt greignour senefiance.” The Role of Interpreters in The Quest of the Holy Grail
In the 13th-century French romance The Quest of the Holy Grail various interpreters appear, who—through Christian hermeneutics—explain to the knights of the quest their dreams, visions, prophecies, etc. The present article discusses the question of the source of authority of the interpreters, and an...
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Institute Nova Revija for the Humanities
2022-07-01
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| Series: | Phainomena |
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| Online Access: | https://www.phainomena.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/8_E-PHI-120-121_Kozelj.pdf |
| Summary: | In the 13th-century French romance The Quest of the Holy Grail various interpreters appear, who—through Christian hermeneutics—explain to the knights of the quest their dreams, visions, prophecies, etc. The present article discusses the question of the source of authority of the interpreters, and analyzes in the text itself the foundations of such an authority. One of the most important starting points is the presupposition that the procedures of biblical exegesis influenced the romance and the image of the interpreter. |
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| ISSN: | 1318-3362 2232-6650 |