Arthurian Romance
Autor Pearsallen Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 apr 2003
- Traces the history of Arthurian romance from medieval to modern times.
- Covers art and films as well as the great literary works of Arthurian romance.
- Draws out the changing political, moral and emotional uses of the story.
- Explains the enduring appeal of the Arthurian legend.
- Written by an author with vast knowledge of medieval literature.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780631233206
ISBN-10: 0631233202
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:Chichester, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0631233202
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Editura: Wiley
Locul publicării:Chichester, United Kingdom
Public țintă
students of medieval literature or Arthurian studies; general readersNotă biografică
Derek Pearsall is Gurney Professor of English, Emeritus, at Harvard University and Honorary Research Professor at the University of York. His previous publications include a study of Landscapes and Seasons of the Medieval World (with Elizabeth Salter, 1973), a history of Old English and Middle English Poetry (1977), editions of Piers Plowman (1978) and Chaucer's Nun's Priest's Tale (1983), a critical study of The Canterbury Tales (1985), The Life of Geoffrey Chaucer (Blackwell Publishing, 1992), and Chaucer to Spenser: An Anthology (Blackwell Publishing, 1999).
Cuprins
Preface.1. The Early Arthur:.
What Is The Historical Evidence af A `Real' Arthur?.
Geoffrey of Monmouth.
Wace, Roman De Brut.
Layamon's Brut.
2. The Romancing of The Arthurian Story; Chrétien De Troyes:.
The Chivalric Love Romance.
Chrétien De Troyes.
Lancelot, Ou Le Chevalier De La Charrette.
Erec Et Enide.
Cligés.
Yvain, Ou Le Chevalier Au Lion.
Perceval, Ou Le Conte Du Graal, and Its Continuations.
3. The European Flourishing of Arthurian Romance; Lancelot, Tristan, Parzival:.
Medieval French Arthurian Romance In Prose and Verse.
Thurian Romance In Medieval Europe.
Arthurian Romance In Germany.
Gottfried Von Strassburg, Tristan.
4. Arthur, Lancelot, and Gawain In Ricardian England:.
The Alliterative Morte Arthure.
The Stanzaic Morte Arthur.
Sir Gawain and The Green Knight.
5. Malory's Morte D'Arthur:.
Publication and Author.
The Winchester Manuscript.
Book I (Caxton's Books 1-4).
Books II, III And IV (Caxton's Books 5-7).
Book V, `Sir Tristram of Lyones' (Caxton's Books 8-12).
Book VI, `The Tale of The Sankgreal' (Caxton's Books 13-17).
Books VII And VIII (Caxton's Books 18-21).
The Romance of Adventure.
The Tragedy of Lancelot.
6. The Arthurian Sleep and The Romantic Revival; Tennyson's Idylls of The King:.
Edmund Spenser.
Arthur In The Seventeenth Century.
Arthur In The Eighteenth Century.
Sir Walter Scott.
`The Return To Camelot'.
Tennyson's Idylls of The King.
Victorian Arthurianism.
7. Mark Twain, T.H.White, John Steinbeck, and The Modern Arthur:.
Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court.
T.H.White, The Once and Future King.
John Steinbeck, The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights.
The Modern Arthur: Novels and Films.
Bibliography of Works Cited and Further Reading.
Index.
What Is The Historical Evidence af A `Real' Arthur?.
Geoffrey of Monmouth.
Wace, Roman De Brut.
Layamon's Brut.
2. The Romancing of The Arthurian Story; Chrétien De Troyes:.
The Chivalric Love Romance.
Chrétien De Troyes.
Lancelot, Ou Le Chevalier De La Charrette.
Erec Et Enide.
Cligés.
Yvain, Ou Le Chevalier Au Lion.
Perceval, Ou Le Conte Du Graal, and Its Continuations.
3. The European Flourishing of Arthurian Romance; Lancelot, Tristan, Parzival:.
Medieval French Arthurian Romance In Prose and Verse.
Thurian Romance In Medieval Europe.
Arthurian Romance In Germany.
Gottfried Von Strassburg, Tristan.
4. Arthur, Lancelot, and Gawain In Ricardian England:.
The Alliterative Morte Arthure.
The Stanzaic Morte Arthur.
Sir Gawain and The Green Knight.
5. Malory's Morte D'Arthur:.
Publication and Author.
The Winchester Manuscript.
Book I (Caxton's Books 1-4).
Books II, III And IV (Caxton's Books 5-7).
Book V, `Sir Tristram of Lyones' (Caxton's Books 8-12).
Book VI, `The Tale of The Sankgreal' (Caxton's Books 13-17).
Books VII And VIII (Caxton's Books 18-21).
The Romance of Adventure.
The Tragedy of Lancelot.
6. The Arthurian Sleep and The Romantic Revival; Tennyson's Idylls of The King:.
Edmund Spenser.
Arthur In The Seventeenth Century.
Arthur In The Eighteenth Century.
Sir Walter Scott.
`The Return To Camelot'.
Tennyson's Idylls of The King.
Victorian Arthurianism.
7. Mark Twain, T.H.White, John Steinbeck, and The Modern Arthur:.
Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court.
T.H.White, The Once and Future King.
John Steinbeck, The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights.
The Modern Arthur: Novels and Films.
Bibliography of Works Cited and Further Reading.
Index.
Descriere
How did the historical figure of King Arthur and his totally fictitious knights come to inspire so many stories? And why does Arthurian myth continue to flourish in films today? This introduction takes readers on a quest through the history of Arthurian romance in order to find the answers.