THE PROSE LANCELOT--THE 'ENFANCES' OF THE HERO
Necessity of examining _all_ the existing MSS. before a critical
study of the legend can be attempted--Present studies concerned
only with leading points of story, and certain
variants in printed texts 89-90
Arthurian cycle in present form redacted under influence of
completed _Lancelot_ story 91-93
_Enfances_ of hero in prose _Lancelot_ a modified form of
story related by Ulrich von Zatzikhoven--Points of contact
between prose _Lancelot_ and _Parzival_ of Wolfram von
Eschenbach 93-96
MS. evidence of contact with _Perceval_ story 96-97
Parallel with _Bel Inconnu_ poems--The _Lancelot_ later than
either _Perceval_ or _Bel Inconnu_--Connection with Lady of
the Lake alone of the essence of the story--Necessity for
studying character of fairy protectress before deciding
original form of _Enfances_ 97-99