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The Cross and the Grail

Lucy Larcom

First published April 1999
Type Poem

"The beginning of the poem describes the heroism of Arthur's knights as they seek the Grail, imagining that the vision of the Grail is also a vision of the Cross. The latter part of the poem challenges its readers to live by their knightly ideals." &mdash;Ann F. Howey and Stephen R. Reimer, <i>A Bibliography of Modern Arthuriana, 1500&ndash;2000</i>

First appeared in a temperance-themed poetry anthology, The Cross and the Grail, published in 1887 by the Woman's Temperance Publishing Association.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
April 1999 Cover Arthurian Literature by Women Garland Publishing Anthology 223