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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... never reach perfection , but nonetheless will achieve heights of human dignity in its attempts to approximate it . And slowly answer'd Arthur from the barge ; " The old order changeth , yielding place to new , And God fulfils himself in ...
... never reach perfection , but nonetheless will achieve heights of human dignity in its attempts to approximate it . And slowly answer'd Arthur from the barge ; " The old order changeth , yielding place to new , And God fulfils himself in ...
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... never laugh , that with the king lenges , That I sholde let my way for lede upon erthe . ( 1719-21 ) [ It would be shame for us to shrink for so little ; Sir Lancelot , back with the King , shall never laugh , That I quit my path for ...
... never laugh , that with the king lenges , That I sholde let my way for lede upon erthe . ( 1719-21 ) [ It would be shame for us to shrink for so little ; Sir Lancelot , back with the King , shall never laugh , That I quit my path for ...
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... never shuddered before any group on hill or in vale , If now you flinch with fear before you feel injuries . " ] The challenge for Gawain is not simply behaving courteously . It is rather living up to the expectations of those whose ...
... never shuddered before any group on hill or in vale , If now you flinch with fear before you feel injuries . " ] The challenge for Gawain is not simply behaving courteously . It is rather living up to the expectations of those whose ...
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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