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 33
... follows , or is assumed to follow , that the only real evidence for him must be in Britain , meaning in practice Wales , and the inquiry is steered to an inconclusive result . Geoffrey's tale of imperial involvements in Gaul is not ...
... follows , or is assumed to follow , that the only real evidence for him must be in Britain , meaning in practice Wales , and the inquiry is steered to an inconclusive result . Geoffrey's tale of imperial involvements in Gaul is not ...
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... follows . In 467 Leo I appointed a western col- league , Anthemius . As soon as he could he initiated a short - lived attempt to retrieve the crumbling situation in Gaul . Several barbarian nations had occupied portions of the country ...
... follows . In 467 Leo I appointed a western col- league , Anthemius . As soon as he could he initiated a short - lived attempt to retrieve the crumbling situation in Gaul . Several barbarian nations had occupied portions of the country ...
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... follows . These appearances of Gawain , in which he enacts the varieties of chivalric action , reinforce the generic shiftiness of this remarkable poem . Gawain can be seen to represent , within the text , the possibilities of ...
... follows . These appearances of Gawain , in which he enacts the varieties of chivalric action , reinforce the generic shiftiness of this remarkable poem . Gawain can be seen to represent , within the text , the possibilities 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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