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Arthurian Literature XXX

By Elizabeth Archibald

Arthurian Literature XXX Contemporary literature

Arthurian Literature XXX

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The richness and interdisciplinarity of the Arthurian tradition are well represented by the essays collected here, which range from early Celtic texts to twentieth-century children's books, and include discussion of Welsh, Irish, English, French and Latin material in both literary and historical contexts. Many of the articles focus on less well-known late medieval versions of the legend, a somewhat neglected area until recently: an Irish Grail narrative, the Burgundian prose Erec, the enormous prequel Perceforest, Ysaïe le Triste<, Le Conte du Papegau, and Froissart's Mélyador (the last three discussed as exercises in nostalgia). Meanwhile, a contemporary approach to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight views the poem from the perspective of forest ecology. The contributions represent expanded and revised versions of selected papers given at the XXIIIrd Triennial Congress of the International Arthurian Society held in Bristol in July 2011; they include two of the plenary lectures, one on "Celtic Magic" and one on the reception of Geoffrey of Monmouth in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
Product details
Number of Pages:
188
Release Date:
2013-12-19
Publication Date:
2013-12-19
Publisher:
D.S.Brewer
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1843843625
ISBN13:
9781843843627
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
452 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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