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Malory and His European Contemporaries

Malory and His European Contemporaries Contemporary literature

Malory and His European Contemporaries

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The late-medieval adaptions and compilations of the Arthurian story are a European phenomenon that has sparked both mystification and controversy. Often dismissed as nostalgic recreations that attempt to halt the literary tide, these ambitious projects saw adaptors from across Western Europe combining a vast array of prose and verse sources from different languages into encyclopaedic narrative chronologies of King Arthur and his court. Ranging from ornate verse adaptations to heavily condensed prose works, the resulting texts reflect a process of translating, cutting and arranging Arthurian material into new literary incarnations, which nonetheless retain recognisable versions of the Arthurian story. This study re-evaluates Malory's Morte Darthur and other contemporary collections, showing the complex ways in which they reshape their material.
Product details
Number of Pages:
200
Release Date:
2014-02-20
Publication Date:
2014-02-20
Publisher:
D.S.Brewer
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1843843676
ISBN13:
9781843843672
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
470 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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