The Interlace Structure of the Third Part of the Prose "Lancelot"

Preface ix
Editorial Conventions x
List of Abbreviations xi
Plot Summary of the Prose \'Lancelot\' and Vulgate Cycle xiii
1. Introduction 1
1.1. \'Lancelot\' Part 3: composition, manuscripts, editions, and the audience 6
1.2. Interlace: appreciation and research 16
2. Interlace: The Narrative Technique in \'Lancelot\' Part 3 24
2.1. Source fiction and definition of interlace 24
2.2. The narrator and the tale: the \'Or dist li contes\' formulas 29
2.3. Characters and narrative threads 34
2.4. Time 75
2.5. Space 92
2.6. Conclusion 112
3. Interlace: The Themes of \'Lancelot\' Part 3 113
Prologue 113
3.1. Status 115
3.2. Love 140
3.3. The Grail 164
Epilogue 195
4. Conclusion: Narration (Revisited) and the Audience 200
4.1. Interlace and the distribution of information 201
4.2. Discussing Lancelot\'s dilemmas 207
4.3. Characters and listeners, secrets and emotions 214
Appendix 1. Survey of Prose \'Lancelot\' Manuscript According to (1) Date and (2) Contents 228
Appendix 2. The Interlace of the Primary Narrative Threads in \'Lancelot\' Part 3 239
Appendix 3. Reading Time 255
Bibliography 259
Index