The Holy Grail. A Christian Literary Theme in Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code"

Essay from the year 2017 in the subject Literature - Comparative Literature, , language: English, abstract: This essay follows the path of the Holy Grail all into modern literature: Dan Brown's "Da Vinci Code". A look at the origin of the myth of the Holy Grail helps contextualise the element in the novel. The novel is part of the exploration of alternative religious history, whose central plot ...