King Arthur - A Casebook

Zusatztext "Welcome addition to the rapidly expanding shelves of Arthurian criticism." -- Speculum Informationen zum Autor Edward Donald Kennedy Klappentext First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zusammenfassung Examining the origins of the Arthurian legend and major trends in the portrayal of Arthur from the Middle Ages to the present, this collection focuses on discussion of literature written in English, French, Latin, and German. Inhaltsverzeichnis Looking for Arthur, Marilyn Jackson Parins * Dux bellorum/rex militum/roi fainéant: The Transformation of Arthur in the Twelfth Century, Barbara N. Sargent-Baur * King Arthur and the Round Table in the Erec and Iwein of Hartmann von Aue, William C. McDonald * King Arthur in the Prose Lancelot, Elspeth Kennedy * The Evolution of the Theme of the Fall of Arthur's Kingdom, Fanni Bogdanow * Appearances and Reality in La Mort le Roi Artu, Donald C. MacRae * King Arthur and Fortuna, Karl Josef Höltgen * Marlory's King Mark and King Arthur, Edward Donald Kennedy * King Arthur in Scottish Chronicles, Karl Heinz Göller * Polydore Vergil and John Leland on King Arthur: The Battle of the Books, James P. Carley * The Arthurs of the Faerie Queene, Merritt Y. Hughes * The Female King: Tennyson's Arthurian Apocalypse, Elliot L. Gilbert * To Take the Excalibur: King Arthur and the Construction of Victorian Manhood, Debra N. Mancoff * T.H. White and the Legend of King Arthur: From Animal Fantasy to Political Morality, François Gallix * Conceptions of King Arthur in the Twentieth Century, Raymond H. Thompson

Product details

• Authors: Edward Donald Kennedy
• Assisted by: Edward Donald Kennedy (Editor), Kennedy Edward Donald (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.1995
• EAN: 9780815304951
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-0495-1
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: Arthurian Characters and Themes
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, CE period up to c 1500, British & Irish history, Folklore, myths & legends, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, British Isles, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)