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The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend

2007-04-26 Literary Collections
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Release : 2007-04-26
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Book Synopsis The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend by : Alan Lupack

Download or read book The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend written by Alan Lupack. This book was released on 2007-04-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend offers a comprehensive survey of the Arthurian legends in all their manifestations, from the earliest medieval texts to their appearances in contemporary culture. Essential reading for Arthurian scholars, medievalists, and for those interested in myth and legend.

A Companion to Arthurian Literature

2012-01-30 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2012-01-30
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Synopsis A Companion to Arthurian Literature by : Helen Fulton

Download or read book A Companion to Arthurian Literature written by Helen Fulton. This book was released on 2012-01-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Companion offers a chronological sweep of the canon of Arthurian literature - from its earliest beginnings to the contemporary manifestations of Arthur found in film and electronic media. Part of the popular series, Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture, this expansive volume enables a fundamental understanding of Arthurian literature and explores why it is still integral to contemporary culture. Offers a comprehensive survey from the earliest to the most recent works Features an impressive range of well-known international contributors Examines contemporary additions to the Arthurian canon, including film and computer games Underscores an understanding of Arthurian literature as fundamental to western literary tradition

The Arthur of Medieval Latin Literature

2011-03-15 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2011-03-15
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Download or read book The Arthur of Medieval Latin Literature written by . This book was released on 2011-03-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: King Arthur is arguably the most recognizable literary hero of the European Middle Ages. His stories survive in many genres and many languages, but while scholars and enthusiasts alike know something of his roots in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Latin History of the Kings of Britain, most are unaware that there was a Latin Arthurian tradition which extended beyond Geoffrey. This collection of essays will highlight different aspects of that tradition, allowing readers to see the well-known and the obscure as part of a larger, often coherent whole. These Latin-literate scholars were as interested as their vernacular counterparts in the origins and stories of Britain's greatest heroes, and they made their own significant contributions to his myth.

Arthurian Literature by Women

1999 Arthurian romances
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Release : 1999
Genre : Arthurian romances
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Book Synopsis Arthurian Literature by Women by : Alan Lupack

Download or read book Arthurian Literature by Women written by Alan Lupack. This book was released on 1999. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Legends of Arthur

2001 Arthurian romances
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Release : 2001
Genre : Arthurian romances
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Download or read book Legends of Arthur written by . This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The image of Arthur has haunted the poets and writers of western Europe for nearly nine centuries, and there is no sign of an end to the reign of the "once and future king" in the world of literature. The Arthurian epic is as popular a subject now as it was when it was first fashioned, and the stories about Arthur and the heroes associated with him come in a bewildering number of guises. The sheer variety of the legends, both in style and content, is extraordinary; and this collection attempts to present, in a small space, something of this diversity. Sir Thomas Malory, half a millennium ago, plundered a whole range of sources to create his masterpiece, Le Morte Darthur; but he did so to weld them together within the framework of Arthur's own career. Legends of Arthur draws on different sources, but emphasizes the way in which writers have created new stories around the great heroes, or have told the stories in different ways. So there are two versions of each hero's exploits. Arthur is shown as emperor and warlord, and as the triumphant and tragic king of the romances, betrayed by Lancelot and Guinevere. Gawain is the central figure of the wonderful adventures of a Dutch romance, and the courtly and subtle hero of the English masterpiece Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Tristan appears as the single-minded lover of Iseult in the original version of his story, and then as a knight of the Round Table whose devotion to chivalry is almost as great as his passion for his beloved. In these differing versions, we can see how the Arthurian romances held the medieval world spellbound for so long, in all their color and variety.

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