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The Communication of Culture: Speech and the ‘Grail’ Procession in Historia Peredur vab Efrawc
- Arthuriana
- Scriptorium Press
- Volume 23, Number 3, Fall 2013
- pp. 27-43
- 10.1353/art.2013.0030
- Article
- Additional Information
This article focuses on the emphasis on speech in Peredur as integral to the tale’s narrative structure and as pointing outside of the text to the socio-cultural climate of medieval Wales. Peredur must learn how to communicate culture—how to transfer Welsh culture through language—a lesson with significant implications for text’s audience.