The Vitality of the Arthurian Legend: A SymposiumMette Pors Proceedings of the Twelfth International Symposium organised by the Centre for the Study of Vernacular Literature in the Middle Ages held at the Odense University on 16-17 November 1987. |
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Page 11
... Arthurian fiction . In her novel , Mrs. Bradley shifts the focus from the King and his knights to Morgaine le Fay , priestess , sorcerer , wise - woman , witch - the woman , who is as powerful as her brother and lover , King Arthur ...
... Arthurian fiction . In her novel , Mrs. Bradley shifts the focus from the King and his knights to Morgaine le Fay , priestess , sorcerer , wise - woman , witch - the woman , who is as powerful as her brother and lover , King Arthur ...
Page 49
... Arthurian scholarship was largely about in Bruce's day . In a sense this was inevitable , for many texts had not long been edited , and Arthurian studies , whilst not quite in their infancy , were just beginning to gather steam . Most ...
... Arthurian scholarship was largely about in Bruce's day . In a sense this was inevitable , for many texts had not long been edited , and Arthurian studies , whilst not quite in their infancy , were just beginning to gather steam . Most ...
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... Arthurian legend , however , we must look in a different direction , for we want to seek a center , a point of life , in the English works in this tradition . I would like to come at this by looking first at the most recent study ...
... Arthurian legend , however , we must look in a different direction , for we want to seek a center , a point of life , in the English works in this tradition . I would like to come at this by looking first at the most recent study ...
Contents
An Introduction to the Story of Arthur | 13 |
The Historical Origins of the Arthurian Legend | 25 |
Recent Progress | 45 |
Copyright | |
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