Author : Elizabeth Archibald
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 37,98 MB
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521860598
Covers the evolution of the legend over time and analyses the major themes that have emerged.
Author : Elizabeth Archibald
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 28,42 MB
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1139827812
For more than a thousand years, the adventures of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table have been retold across Europe. They have inspired some of the most important works of European literature, particularly in the medieval period: the romances of Chrétien de Troyes, Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. In the nineteenth century, interest in the Arthurian legend revived with Tennyson, Wagner and Twain. This Companion outlines the evolution of the legend from the earliest documentary sources to Spamalot, and analyses how some of the major motifs of the legend have been passed down in both medieval and modern texts. With a map of Arthur's Britain, a chronology of key texts and a guide to further reading, this volume itself will contribute to the continuing fascination with the King and his many legends.
Author : Alan Lupack
Publisher : Oxford Quick Reference
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 21,73 MB
Release : 2007-04-26
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN :
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.
Author : Norris J. Lacy
Publisher : DS Brewer
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 32,48 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781843841616
A fine collection...an excellent introduction to Chrétien's world and work. Highly recommended. CHOICE Chrétien de Troyes is arguably the creator of Arthurian romance, and it is on his work that later writers have based their interpretations. This book offers both crucial information on, and a comprehensive coverage of, all aspectsof the work of Chrétien de Troyes - the literary and historical background, patronage, his influence on other writers, manuscripts and editions of his work and, at the heart of the volume, major essays on the themes, techniques and artistic achievements in each of his compositions; the contributions, all from leading experts in Chrétien and related studies, have been commissioned especially for this volume and are designed to remain accessible to studentswhile also addressing specialists in Arthurian studies and Chrétien de Troyes. They reflect the most current critical and scholarly views on one of the greatest of medieval authors. CONTRIBUTORS: JOHN W. BALDWIN, JUNEHALL MCCASH, LAURENCE HARF-LANCNER, NORRIS J. LACY, DOUGLAS KELLY, KEITH BUSBY, PETER F. DEMBOWSKI, ROBERTA L. KRUEGER, DONALD MADDOX, SARA STURM-MADDOX, JOAN TASKER GRIMBERT, MATILDA TOMARYN BRUCKNER, TONY HUNT, RUPERT T. PICKENS, ANNIE COMBES, MICHELLE SZKILNIK, EMMANUELE BAUMGARTNER
Author : Jean Markale
Publisher : Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 45,22 MB
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 9780892814527
A Celtic historian re-creates the life and times of the real King Arthur and explains how even today Arthurian ideals of knightly virtue remain at the heart of Western thought.
Author : Roberta L. Krueger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 12,1 MB
Release : 2000-06-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780521556873
This Companion presents fifteen original and engaging essays by leading scholars on one of the most influential genres of Western literature. Chapters describe the origins of early verse romance in twelfth-century French and Anglo-Norman courts and analyze the evolution of verse and prose romance in France, Germany, England, Italy, and Spain throughout the Middle Ages. The volume introduces a rich array of traditions and texts and offers fresh perspectives on the manuscript context of romance, the relationship of romance to other genres, popular romance in urban contexts, romance as mirror of familiar and social tensions, and the representation of courtly love, chivalry, 'other' worlds and gender roles. Together the essays demonstrate that European romances not only helped to promulgate the ideals of elite societies in formation, but also held those values up for questioning. An introduction, a chronology and a bibliography of texts and translations complete this lively, useful overview.
Author : Eva-Marie Kröller
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 34,32 MB
Release : 2017-06-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1107159628
A fully revised second edition of this multi-author account of Canadian literature, from Aboriginal writing to Margaret Atwood.
Author : Larry Scanlon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 45,26 MB
Release : 2009-06-18
Category : History
ISBN : 0521841674
A wide-ranging survey of the most important medieval authors and genres, designed for students of English.
Author : William Burgwinkle
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 823 pages
File Size : 41,64 MB
Release : 2011-02-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521897866
The most comprehensive history of literature written in French ever produced in English.
Author : Piero Boitani
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 43,91 MB
Release : 2004-01-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1107494648
The Cambridge Companion to Chaucer is an extensively revised version of the first edition, which has become a classic in the field. This new volume responds to the success of the first edition and to recent debates in Chaucer Studies. Important material has been updated, and new contributions have been commissioned to take into account recent trends in literary theory as well as in studies of Chaucer's works. New chapters cover the literary inheritance traceable in his works to French and Italian sources, his style, as well as new approaches to his work. Other topics covered include the social and literary scene in England in Chaucer's time, and comedy, pathos and romance in the Canterbury Tales. The volume now offers a useful chronology, and the bibliography has been entirely updated to provide an indispensable guide for today's student of Chaucer.
