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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... episode ( to be precise , two linked instalments of such an episode ) out of nothing whatsoever ; not so much as a hint . That cannot be said even of his account of Arthur's knighthood and court . While the court is medieval , the ...
... episode ( to be precise , two linked instalments of such an episode ) out of nothing whatsoever ; not so much as a hint . That cannot be said even of his account of Arthur's knighthood and court . While the court is medieval , the ...
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... episode . In all versions of this story a surly Kay is unseated by the pensive Perceval , while a courteous Gawain considerately talks him back into court . Even the English Sir Perceval of Galles , which lacks the blood - in - the ...
... episode . In all versions of this story a surly Kay is unseated by the pensive Perceval , while a courteous Gawain considerately talks him back into court . Even the English Sir Perceval of Galles , which lacks the blood - in - the ...
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... episode is also like a medallion , set directly parallel to Arthur's single combat earlier in the poem , when he defeats the giant of St. Michael's Mount . The Priamus episode enforces a comparison of the two heroes , the aimlessness of ...
... episode is also like a medallion , set directly parallel to Arthur's single combat earlier in the poem , when he defeats the giant of St. Michael's Mount . The Priamus episode enforces a comparison of the two heroes , the aimlessness of ...
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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