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The Arthur of Medieval Latin Literature

2011-03-15 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2011-03-15
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Synopsis The Arthur of Medieval Latin Literature by : Siân Echard

Download or read book The Arthur of Medieval Latin Literature written by Siân Echard. 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.

The Arthur of the English

2001 History
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Release : 2001
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Arthur of the English by : William Raymond Johnston Barron

Download or read book The Arthur of the English written by William Raymond Johnston Barron. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Subtitled 'The Arthurian Legend in Medieval English Life and Literature'. The first comprehensive study of the Arthurian legend in English life and literature. Barron investigates the process by which the legend was transmitted and assimilated into English cultural heritage and history.

The Arthur of the Germans

2020-10-15 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2020-10-15
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Download or read book The Arthur of the Germans written by . This book was released on 2020-10-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the twelfth century onwards the legends of King Arthur and his knights, including the Tristan legend, spread across Europe, producing a vast range of adaptations and new stories. German and Dutch literature were of central importance in this expansion of Arthurian material from the 12th to 16th century. This title deals with this topic.

The Arthur of the English

2020-11-15 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2020-11-15
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Book Synopsis The Arthur of the English by : W R J Barron

Download or read book The Arthur of the English written by W R J Barron. This book was released on 2020-11-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first comprehensive treatment of Arthurian literature in the English language up until the end of the Middle Ages is now available for the first time in paperback. English people think of Arthur as their own – stamped on the landscape in scores of place-names, echoed in the names of princes even today. Yet some would say the English were the historical Arthur’s bitterest enemies and usurpers of his heritage. The process by which Arthurian legends have become an important part of England’s cultural heritage is traced in this book. Previous studies have concentrated on the handful of chivalric romances, which have given the impression that Arthur is a hero of romantic escapism. This study seeks to provide a more comprehensive and insightful look at the English Arthurian legends and how they evolved. It focuses primarily upon the literary aspects of Arthurian legend, but it also makes some important political and social observations.

The Arthur of the Italians

2014-04-15 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2014-04-15
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Download or read book The Arthur of the Italians written by . This book was released on 2014-04-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive book on the Arthurian legend in medieval and Renaissance Italy since Edmund Gardner’s 1930 The Arthurian Legend in Italian Literature. Arthurian material reached all levels of Italian society, from princely courts with their luxury books and frescoed palaces, to the merchant classes and even popular audiences in the piazza, which enjoyed shorter retellings in verse and prose. Unique assemblages emerge on Italian soil, such as the Compilation of Rustichello da Pisa or the innovative Tavola Ritonda, in versions made for both Tuscany and the Po Valley. Chapters examine the transmission of the French romances across Italy; reworkings in various Italian regional dialects; the textual relations of the prose Tristan; narrative structures employed by Italian writers; later ottava rima poetic versions in the new medium of printed books; the Arthurian-themed art of the Middle Ages and Renaissance; and more. The Arthur of the Italians offers a rich corpus of new criticism by scholars who have brought the Italian Arthurian material back into critical conversation.

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