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
... 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 . Throughout " The Mists of Avalon " Mrs. Bradley brilliantly shows 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 . Throughout " The Mists of Avalon " Mrs. Bradley brilliantly shows the ...
Page 22
... King , That passionate perfection , my good lord - But who can gaze upon the Sun in heaven ? ... He is all fault who hath no fault at all . to me For who loves me must have a touch of earth ; " And so the old order changeth , giving ...
... King , That passionate perfection , my good lord - But who can gaze upon the Sun in heaven ? ... He is all fault who hath no fault at all . to me For who loves me must have a touch of earth ; " And so the old order changeth , giving ...
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... King Arthur fared only marginally better than Merlin when 18th - century chapbook and ballad writers used his name . " Good King Arthur's " pretensions to a noble court and heroic deeds along with most of the chivalric literary tradi ...
... King Arthur fared only marginally better than Merlin when 18th - century chapbook and ballad writers used his name . " Good King Arthur's " pretensions to a noble court and heroic deeds along with most of the chivalric literary tradi ...
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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