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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... hand knowledge of Chrétien ; and from Scandinavia , it is fascinating to see how the authors of Erexsaga , Percevalssaga / Valverspattr , and Tristramssaga adapt French romances to meet the requirements of the native saga tradition . On ...
... hand knowledge of Chrétien ; and from Scandinavia , it is fascinating to see how the authors of Erexsaga , Percevalssaga / Valverspattr , and Tristramssaga adapt French romances to meet the requirements of the native saga tradition . On ...
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... hands of Chrétien , Kay and Gawain come to serve thematic ends . Gawain's virtues are , in W.T.H. Jackson's words , " entirely secular - courage , loyalty , good breeding and chivalry both to men and women . " 15 Kay , on the other hand ...
... hands of Chrétien , Kay and Gawain come to serve thematic ends . Gawain's virtues are , in W.T.H. Jackson's words , " entirely secular - courage , loyalty , good breeding and chivalry both to men and women . " 15 Kay , on the other hand ...
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... hand , scholarly research into the literature and culture of the middle ages : Henri Mallet's famous Introduction a l'Histoire de Dannemarce ( 1755 ) , translated by Percy , is one example ; Percy's own volumes of Reliques ( 1765 ) or ...
... hand , scholarly research into the literature and culture of the middle ages : Henri Mallet's famous Introduction a l'Histoire de Dannemarce ( 1755 ) , translated by Percy , is one example ; Percy's own volumes of Reliques ( 1765 ) or ...
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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