For many, the tales of Arthur and his knights are the stuff of bedtime stories or children's cartoons. But the origin of these tales goes back more than a thousand years, part of a Europe-wide storytelling tradition. In the past century, much of the Christian bedrock of these stories has been stripped away, losing their foundational themes, deeper character motivations, and the potency of the tales themselves. Now, bestselling poet Malcolm Guite re-enchants the legend of King Arthur for a new generation, restoring its original power and mystery in a sweeping four-volume series that blends myth, theology, and lyric mastery. Drawing on a lifetime of poetic craft and spiritual reflection, he offers a rich, immersive journey through Britain’s mythic and moral landscape. In this first volume, Galahad and the Grail, we join the prophesied youth Sir Galahad as he sets out from Camelot to achieve the Holy Grail. This tale of adventure in ballad form plumbs the depths of the human soul, carries readers through the Wasteland, and sets us upon the numinous shores of Faerie in all its mystery and meaning. This is not an epic poem destined to be sequestered in the halls of academia, but a tale to be read by young and old alike, to be read aloud among friends, to be read and cherished for generations to come. Published in a beautiful hardback edition with woodcut illustrations by Stephen Crotts, this is a book to treasure and delight in. Take up the tale with us on March 23, 2026.
'An astonishing achievement, a ballad that picks you up and sweeps you onward into adventure, solemn magic and beauty.' -- Susanna Clarke
'The grail quest is a search for re-enchantment...every vista opening out onto the gifts of grace, forgiveness and renewal' -- Rowan Williams
'In a world of AI slop, that [Guite's] book exists at all is a glorious miracle all of its own. It is beautifully illustrated with the woodcut illustrations of Stephen Crotts and a pleasure to read aloud. Buy this book immediately so the next volumes appear and Guite's Merlin can ward off the ChatGPT darkness' -- The Times
'Galahad and the Grail is full of numinous power, literary grace and Christian tradition deftly braided with folk tales..' -- Matthew D’Ancona, The New World
Biografía del autor
Malcolm Guite is the former Chaplain of Girton College, Cambridge. A performance poet and singer/songwriter, he lectures widely on poetry and theology in Britain and the US and has a large following on his website, www.malcolmguite.wordpress.com. In 2023 he was awarded the Lanfranc Award for Education and Scholarship, for his outstanding multifaceted promotion of the Gospels through poetry, public speaking and scholarship.
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