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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... meaning , rather than origins and influences.7 Some examples of frequently studied issues will illustrate this point . There is in early work on Chrétien little attention paid to the narrative structure of his romances , whereas the ...
... meaning , rather than origins and influences.7 Some examples of frequently studied issues will illustrate this point . There is in early work on Chrétien little attention paid to the narrative structure of his romances , whereas the ...
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... meaning that is being made manifest in the repetition of Gawain . It is this strong sense of the formal and functional in Gawain that causes readers to find the abstract , the exemplary , even the allegorical in Gawain.18 Yet a close ...
... meaning that is being made manifest in the repetition of Gawain . It is this strong sense of the formal and functional in Gawain that causes readers to find the abstract , the exemplary , even the allegorical in Gawain.18 Yet a close ...
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... meaning , arises from a necessary integrity of performance , in which reputation has been internalized and raised into a standard of behavior . This may explain why Gawain unleashes his vitriolic and uncourteous attack upon feminine ...
... meaning , arises from a necessary integrity of performance , in which reputation has been internalized and raised into a standard of behavior . This may explain why Gawain unleashes his vitriolic and uncourteous attack upon feminine ...
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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