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Informationen zum Autor Helen Fulton is Professor of Medieval Literature in the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of York. She has published extensively on medieval Welsh and English literatures and has related interests in language and critical theory, particularly narrative and discourse. Other books which she has edited include Medieval Celtic Literature and Society (2005) and Urban Culture in Medieval Wales (2011). Klappentext This Companion offers a chronological sweep of the canon of Arthurian literature - from its earliest beginnings to the contemporary manifestations of Arthur found in film and electronic media. Part of the popular series, Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture, this expansive volume enables a fundamental understanding of Arthurian literature and explores why it is still integral to contemporary culture.* Offers a comprehensive survey from the earliest to the most recent works* Features an impressive range of well-known international contributors* Examines contemporary additions to the Arthurian canon, including film and computer games* Underscores an understanding of Arthurian literature as fundamental to western literary tradition Zusammenfassung This Companion offers a chronological sweep of the canon of Arthurian literature - from its earliest beginnings to the contemporary manifestations of Arthur found in film and electronic media. 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 The English Brut Tradition 221 Julia Marvin 16 Arthurian Romance in English Popular Tradition: Sir Percyvell of Gales, Sir Cleges, and Sir Launfal 235 Ad Putter 17 English Chivalry and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 252 Carolyne Larrington 18 Sir Gawain in Middle English Romance 265 Roger Dalrymple 19 The Medieval English Tristan 278 Tony Davenport Part V From Medieval to Medievalism 295 20 Malory's Morte Darthur and History 297 Andrew Lynch 21 Malory's Lancelot and Guenevere 312 Elizabeth Archibald 22 Malory and the Quest for the Holy ...
