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 21
... Tristram : " - The vows ! O , ay- the wholesome madness of an hour- They served their use , their time ; for every knight Believed himself a greater than himself . " Surely the humanist can expect no more than this just exploitation of ...
... Tristram : " - The vows ! O , ay- the wholesome madness of an hour- They served their use , their time ; for every knight Believed himself a greater than himself . " Surely the humanist can expect no more than this just exploitation of ...
Page 116
... Tristram , whose appetite for fighting is absolutely insatiable . At one point Tristram asks Dinadan help him attack thirty opponents at once , and though Dinadan very sensibly says that to fight against such odds is patently ridiculous ...
... Tristram , whose appetite for fighting is absolutely insatiable . At one point Tristram asks Dinadan help him attack thirty opponents at once , and though Dinadan very sensibly says that to fight against such odds is patently ridiculous ...
Page 117
... Tristram says that he and Dinadan are honour bound to keep up the custom of the castle by challenging Gaheris and Palomides to fight . Dinadan grumbles , but it does him no good . He is badly bruised in jousting against Palomides ...
... Tristram says that he and Dinadan are honour bound to keep up the custom of the castle by challenging Gaheris and Palomides to fight . Dinadan grumbles , but it does him no good . He is badly bruised in jousting against Palomides ...
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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