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 13
... figure of Arthur himself and the geographic locations associated with the legend have evoked wide public interest . Authors such as Geoffrey Ashe have made exciting discoveries and made that pale figure that is briefly mentioned in the ...
... figure of Arthur himself and the geographic locations associated with the legend have evoked wide public interest . Authors such as Geoffrey Ashe have made exciting discoveries and made that pale figure that is briefly mentioned in the ...
Page 58
... figure of Dinadan . The net result of the " ironic " stream of criticism is that we are nowadays much more sensitive to possible humour in Arthurian romance ; the danger , of course , is that of not knowing where to draw the line , for ...
... figure of Dinadan . The net result of the " ironic " stream of criticism is that we are nowadays much more sensitive to possible humour in Arthurian romance ; the danger , of course , is that of not knowing where to draw the line , for ...
Page 95
... figures the ' errant knight ' was easily the most popular figure to be instantly adapted by " medievalizing " authors , the new Arthurians among them . He could obviously serve both as a butt for ridicule and as a serious model for ...
... figures the ' errant knight ' was easily the most popular figure to be instantly adapted by " medievalizing " authors , the new Arthurians among them . He could obviously serve both as a butt for ridicule and as a serious model for ...
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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