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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... created , and also warns us that , because of the innate tension between ideals and emotions , how it is bound to failure . The Arthurian vision is cyclical , as is the story of humanity , and it is not by chance that Tennyson links his ...
... created , and also warns us that , because of the innate tension between ideals and emotions , how it is bound to failure . The Arthurian vision is cyclical , as is the story of humanity , and it is not by chance that Tennyson links his ...
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... created by Arthur's vision . They are like keen apostles of a new religion , swearing vows " Of utter hardiness , utter gentleness , And , loving , utter faithfulness in love , And uttermost obedience to the king . " - It works for a ...
... created by Arthur's vision . They are like keen apostles of a new religion , swearing vows " Of utter hardiness , utter gentleness , And , loving , utter faithfulness in love , And uttermost obedience to the king . " - It works for a ...
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... created by novelists like Owen Wister and Zane Grey , and then by Hollywood : a realm where certain kinds of adventure take place . The whole scene has been transformed into a national myth . Yet even though its factual basis isn't the ...
... created by novelists like Owen Wister and Zane Grey , and then by Hollywood : a realm where certain kinds of adventure take place . The whole scene has been transformed into a national myth . Yet even though its factual basis isn't the ...
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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