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Petrovskaia, Natalia I., “Peredur and the problem of inappropriate questions”, Journal of the International Arthurian Society 9 (2021): 3–23.

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“Peredur and the problem of inappropriate questions”
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9
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3–23
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This article reopens the question of the relationship between the medieval Welsh version of the Grail narrative, the Historia Peredur vab Efrawc, and the French Conte du Graal of Chrétien de Troyes. It explores the seeming inconsistencies in the Welsh tale’s presentation of the Grail procession, and suggests that the hero’s actions, and in particular his reticence in asking questions about the procession, should be read in the context of medieval Welsh customs and legal tradition. The article concludes with an exploration of the implications of the proposed interpretation for the reading of Historia Peredur as a postcolonial narrative.

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Dennis Groenewegen
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