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 36
... given for Arthur's passing , 542. It conflicts with the entire chronological structure of the narrative which it brings to a close . Medieval texts are notoriously shaky on exact numerical dates , and 542 could be a mere scribal blunder ...
... given for Arthur's passing , 542. It conflicts with the entire chronological structure of the narrative which it brings to a close . Medieval texts are notoriously shaky on exact numerical dates , and 542 could be a mere scribal blunder ...
Page 56
... given work , or showing , for example , that a female portrait was in confirmity with the prescription found in Geoffrey of Vinsauf's Poetria Nova . A deeper under- standing of how medieval poets set to work suggests that invention ...
... given work , or showing , for example , that a female portrait was in confirmity with the prescription found in Geoffrey of Vinsauf's Poetria Nova . A deeper under- standing of how medieval poets set to work suggests that invention ...
Page 71
... Given the fact that they are part of the " Matter of Britain " and therefore , however distantly , reviving a native tradition , the English romances are extra- ordinarily derivative . Nearly all are retellings of French stories ...
... Given the fact that they are part of the " Matter of Britain " and therefore , however distantly , reviving a native tradition , the English romances are extra- ordinarily derivative . Nearly all are retellings of French stories ...
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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