Companion to Arthurian Literature

Informationen zum Autor Helen Fulton is Professor of English and Director of the Center for Medieval and Early Modern Research at Swansea University. She has published widely on medieval Welsh and English literatures and has related interests in language and critical theory, particularly narrative. Recent books include Medieval Celtic Literature and Society (2005), an edited collection of articles, and Narrative and Media (2005), a co-authored study of narrative theory applied to media texts. Klappentext This Companion offers a chronological sweep of the canon of Arthurian literature - from its earliest beginnings to the contemporary manifestations of Arthur in film and electronic media. Leading scholars review Arthurian legends and their transformations, language-to-language, text-to-film, and medieval-to-modern adaptations are analyzed, and key concepts such as "empire", "romance" and "chivalry" are explored. Beginning with the historical Arthur and his Celtic origins, this volume chronicles the transmission of the legend throughout Britain and Europe. Arthurian legends within the medieval and Victorian literary movements and the iconography of Arthurian themes in art are surveyed, and the symbolic role of Arthur in modernist literature ushers in the twentieth century, while the feminist approach of Marion Zimmer Bradley's Mists of Avalon initiates a genre of fantasy fiction based on a richly conceived Arthurian world. Finally, the Companion highlights the rebirth and legacy of the Arthurian legend in contemporary films and computer games. Part of Blackwell's popular Companions to Literature and Culture series, this expansive volume enables a fundamental understanding of Arthurian literature and leaves no doubt as to why it is still important today. Zusammenfassung Ein vollständiger Überblick über die englische Sprache, von ihrem germanischen und indoeuropäischen Ursprung bis hin zum modernen britischen und amerikanischen Englisch. Auch Varianten des Englischen, deren Ursprünge auf das britische Kolonialreich zurückgehen, werden dargestellt. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations viii Notes on Contributors ix Introduction: Theories and Debates 1 Helen Fulton Part I The Arthur of History 13 1 The End of Roman Britain and the Coming of the Saxons: An Archaeological Context for Arthur? 15 Alan Lane 2 Early Latin Sources: Fragments of a Pseudo-Historical Arthur 30 N. J. Higham 3 History and Myth: Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae 44 Helen Fulton 4 The Chronicle Tradition 58 Lister M. Matheson Part II Celtic Origins of the Arthurian Legend 71 5 The Historical Context: Wales and England 800-1200 73 Karen Jankulak and Jonathan M. Wooding 6 Arthur and Merlin in Early Welsh Literature: Fantasy and Magic Naturalism 84 Helen Fulton 7 The Arthurian Legend in Scotland and Cornwall 102 Juliette Wood 8 Arthur and the Irish 117 Joseph Falaky Nagy 9 Migrating Narratives: Peredur , Owain , and Geraint 128 Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan Part III Continental Arthurian Traditions 143 10 The "Matter of Britain" on the Continent and the Legend of Tristan and Iseult in France, Italy, and Spain 145 Joan Tasker Grimbert 11 Chrétien de Troyes and the Invention of Arthurian Courtly Fiction 160 Roberta L. Krueger 12 The Allure of Otherworlds: The Arthurian Romances in Germany 175 Will Hasty 13 Scandinavian Versions of Arthurian Romance 189 Geraldine Barnes 14 The Grail and French Arthurian Romance 202 Edward Donald Kennedy Part IV Arthur in Medieval English Literature 219 15 ...

Table des matières

List of Illustrations.Notes on Contributors.Introduction: Theories and Debates: Helen Fulton (Swansea University).Part I The Arthur of History.1 The End of Roman Britain and the Coming of the Saxons:.An Archaeological Context for Arthur? Alan Lane.2 Early Latin Sources: Fragments of a Pseudo-Historical Arthur N. J. Higham.3 History and Myth: Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae Helen Fulton.4 The Chronicle Tradition Lister M. Matheson.Part II Celtic Origins of the Arthurian Legend.5 The Historical Context: Wales and England 800-1200 Karen Jankulak and Jonathan M. Wooding.6 Arthur and Merlin in Early Welsh Literature: Fantasy and Magic Naturalism Helen Fulton.7 The Arthurian Legend in Scotland and Cornwall Juliette Wood.8 Arthur and the Irish Joseph Falaky Nagy.9 Migrating Narratives: Peredur, Owain, and Geraint Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan.Part III Continental Arthurian Traditions.10 The "Matter of Britain" on the Continent and the Legend of Tristan and Iseult in France, Italy, and Spain.Joan Tasker Grimbert.11 Chrétien de Troyes and the Invention of Arthurian Courtly Fiction Roberta L. Krueger.12 The Allure of Otherworlds: The Arthurian Romances in Germany Will Hasty.13 Scandinavian Versions of Arthurian Romance Geraldine Barnes.14 The Grail and French Arthurian Romance Edward Donald Kennedy.Part IV Arthur in Medieval English Literature.15 The English Brut Tradition Julia Marvin.16 Arthurian Romance in English Popular Tradition: Sir Percyvell of Gales, Sir Cleges, and Sir Launfal.Ad Putter.17 English Chivalry and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Carolyne Larrington.18 Sir Gawain in Middle English Romance Roger Dalrymple.19 The Medieval English Tristan Tony Davenport.Part V From Medieval to Medievalism.20 Malory's Morte Darthur and History Andrew Lynch.21 Malory's Lancelot and Guenevere Elizabeth Archibald.22 Malory and the Quest for the Holy Grail Raluca L. Radulescu.23 The Arthurian Legend in the Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries Alan Lupack.24 Scholarship and Popular Culture in the Nineteenth Century David Matthews.25 Arthur in Victorian Poetry Inga Bryden.26 King Arthur in Art Jeanne Fox-Friedman.Part VI Arthur in the Modern Age.27 A Postmodern Subject in Camelot: Mark Twain's (Re)vision of.Malory's Morte Darthur in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Robert Paul Lamb.28 T. H. White's The Once and Future King Andrew Hadfi eld.29 Modernist Arthur: The Welsh Revival Geraint Evans.30 Historical Fiction and the Post-Imperial Arthur Tom Shippey.31 Feminism and the Fantasy Tradition: The Mists of Avalon Jan Shaw.Part VII Arthur on Film.32 Remediating Arthur Laurie A. Finke and Martin B. Shichtman.33 Arthur's American Round Table: The Hollywood Tradition Susan Aronstein.34 The Art of Arthurian Cinema Lesley Coote.35 Digital Divagations in a Hyperreal Camelot: Antoine Fuqua's King Arthur.Nickolas Haydock.Index

Commentaire

"Even so, A Companion to Arthurian Literature is without a doubt a very useful collection of essays with up-to-date guides for reading and a bibliography that students and non-specialists will find very handy." ( Besprechungen , 1 January 2011)
"This is a volume which will be of particular use to students and scholars of English-though it will be equally useful, no doubt, to readers from other traditions who need a quick, but scholarly and exhilarating, introduction largely to the English-language Arthur." ( Arthuriana , 21 January 2011)

"A must for anyone interested in the many aspects of the Arthurian legend, the book includes abundant references (including to primary sources) that will serve both those approaching this material for the first time and those pursuing complete knowledge of the subject." ( CHOICE , 2009)

"If the coverage is impressive, it is matched by the content.... Any library that covers English literature and popular culture will find this a very worthwhile and popular acquisition for a range of student, academic and other interested readers." ( Languages and Literature , Autumn 2009)

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: H Fulton, Helen Fulton
• Collaboration: Helen Fulton (Editeur)
• Edition: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 16.01.2009
• EAN: 9781405157896
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-5789-6
• Pages: 588
• Thèmes: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture; BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO LITERA
• Catégorie: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée