A new study of the continuations to Chretien's Conte du Graal shows their crucial influence on the development of Arthurian literature.

Introduction
Narrative Aesthetic and Cyclic Formation
Manuscripts, Memory and Textual Transmission
Authorship, Kinship and the Ethics of Continuation
Rereading the Evolution of Arthurian Verse Romance
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Narrative Summaries
Appendix 2: Lengths and Dates of Texts
Appendix 3: Manuscripts of the Conte du Graal Cycle
Appendix 4: Full Contents of Conte du Graal Cycle Manuscripts
Appendix 5: Arthurian Verse Romances: Dates and Manuscripts
Appendix 6: Contents of Arthurian Verse Romance Manuscripts
Bibliography