SYMBOLISM OF HOLY GRAIL IN ARTHURIAN LEGEND : A Semiotics-Structuralism Study of Displacing of Meaning in The Cross & the Grail Poem Written by Lucy Larcom

Yuli Suhartati, - (2008) SYMBOLISM OF HOLY GRAIL IN ARTHURIAN LEGEND : A Semiotics-Structuralism Study of Displacing of Meaning in The Cross & the Grail Poem Written by Lucy Larcom. S1 thesis, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia.

Abstract

This paper puts the emphasis on symbolism of Holy Grail in the poem of
The Cross and the Grail by Lucy Larcom with the purpose to find the type of
unidirectional expression, the representation of Holy Grail, and the context Holy
Grail makes sense in the poem.
This paper used a Semiotics-Structuralism analysis, a theory developed
by Michael Riffaterre in Semiotics of Poetry (1978). The analysis used two
basic elements of analysis: unidirectional expression as well heuristic and
hermeneutic (retroactive) reading. Before the analysis, firstly the writer
collected the word elements, one of poetical elements in a poem, such as:
diction, imagery, and figures of speech in the poem. The significance of The
Cross and the Grail is produced from its unidirectional expression; while
heuristic and hermeneutic (retroactive) reading analyzed the poem, verse by
verse thoroughly.
The writer found that Holy Grail in the poem has displacing of meaning
from "a cup" used by Jesus Christ in the Last Supper and also used by Joseph of
Arimathea to collect the crucified Christ's blood to "a symbol of salvation." The
concept of salvation occurs from two circumstances, they are the Last Supper
and the crucifixion of The Christ. The concept of "salvation" behind the Holy
Grail symbol makes sense in the context of "Christian theology" (the Cross).

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Item Type:	Thesis (S1)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	symbolism , holy grail, arthurian legend
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) P Language and Literature > PR English literature
Divisions:	Fakultas Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra > Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris > Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User:	Silva Haira Meiyassinta
Date Deposited:	10 Jan 2023 03:04
Last Modified:	10 Jan 2023 03:04
URI:	http://repository.upi.edu/id/eprint/84602

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