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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... described by the Gothic historian Jordanes as " the King of the Britons " crossed to Gaul , bringing , according to Jordanes , 12,000 troops . One reason why his action has been overlooked or minimized by historians has been a notion ...
... described by the Gothic historian Jordanes as " the King of the Britons " crossed to Gaul , bringing , according to Jordanes , 12,000 troops . One reason why his action has been overlooked or minimized by historians has been a notion ...
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... described the primary audience of French Arthurian verse romance as consisting of expert enthusiasts capable of recognising the subtle quotations and allusions of which the texts are full . If this at least is plausible - after all ...
... described the primary audience of French Arthurian verse romance as consisting of expert enthusiasts capable of recognising the subtle quotations and allusions of which the texts are full . If this at least is plausible - after all ...
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... described for later writers by Walter Jackson Bate in The Burden of the Past and the English Poet , and we can ask his eighteenth - century question of the Renaissance as well : After Malory , what was left to say about Arthur ? 4 Dean ...
... described for later writers by Walter Jackson Bate in The Burden of the Past and the English Poet , and we can ask his eighteenth - century question of the Renaissance as well : After Malory , what was left to say about Arthur ? 4 Dean ...
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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