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Product Identifiers
PublisherGwasg Prifysgol Cymru / University of Wales Press
ISBN-100708324495
ISBN-139780708324493
eBay Product ID (ePID)112900411
Product Key Features
Number of Pages442 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameArthur of the English : the Arthurian Legend in Medieval English Life and Literature
Publication Year2012
SubjectMedieval
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism
AuthorW. R. J. Barron
SeriesArthurian Literature in the Middle Ages Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight30.2 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal820.9/351
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
Table Of ContentThe Contributors Introduction 1. The Celtic Tradition Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan 2. Dynastic Chronicles W. R. J. Barron, Françoise Le Saux, Lesley Johnson Interchapter A: Arthur in English History James P. Carley 3. The Romance Tradition Catherine Batt and Rosalind Field 4. Dynastic Romance Karen Hodder, David Burnley, Lesley Johnson and Carole Weinberg 5. Chivalric Romance Maldwyn Mills, Elizabeth Williams, Flora Alexander, Rosamund Allen, W. R. J. Barron Interchapter B: Arthur in English Society Juliet Vale 6. Folk Romance Gillian Rogers, Diane Speed, David Griffith and John Withrington 7. Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte Darthur P.J.C. Field 8. The Arthurian Legacy Chris Brooks and Inga Bryden Abbreviations Notes Postscript: Authors and Audiences John J. Thompson Reference Bibliography Index
SynopsisA comprehensive study of medieval Arthurian literature, comprising of literary explorations together with chapters on the political and social manifestations of the Arthurian legend and the influence of continental romance traditions., The English think of Arthur as their own--stamped on the landscape in scores of place names and echoed in the names of their princes. This book, which brings together the work of leading international scholars, is the first comprehensive treatment of Arthurian legend in English life and literature. Literary studies are interspersed with chapters on the political and social manifestations of the Arthurian legend, the influence of continental romance tradition, and the impact of the medieval legacy to later centuries of English literature. This edition also includes a chapter dealing with questions of production, circulation, and readership of the Arthurian tales.
