Abstract
Based on an episode of the Grail’s Tale, by Chrétien de Troyes, some formal elements of this narrative are analyzed, especially those related to the chaining of the episodes and the motivations of its protagonist, trying to highlight the logic of its functioning. In order to make this logic more evident, a comparison is made with two episodes of The Crime and Punishment, by the Russian novelist Fiódor Dostoiévski. The meanings proposed from this analysis are, finally, situated in their broader context and related, in particular, to the status of the person in the medieval West.
Keywords
Narrative; Middle Ages; Chrétien de Troyes; Grail; Notion of person