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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... monks asleep during his sermon woke them up , he tells us , by stating " And now I shall tell you of Arthur ! " And that is what I hope to A City Built to Music: An Introduction to the Story of Arthur By GRAHAM D CAIE.
... monks asleep during his sermon woke them up , he tells us , by stating " And now I shall tell you of Arthur ! " And that is what I hope to A City Built to Music: An Introduction to the Story of Arthur By GRAHAM D CAIE.
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... telling him that if he stays there , he will be sorry . They do not explain why . Nor does a polite elderly lady , who ... tell a knight of the Round Table that he had better not risk encountering some frightful unspecified peril is only ...
... telling him that if he stays there , he will be sorry . They do not explain why . Nor does a polite elderly lady , who ... tell a knight of the Round Table that he had better not risk encountering some frightful unspecified peril is only ...
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... tell the great joy that would have come of asking ... " This ' great joy ' recalls the joy of the people of the Waste City , restored to life by Guinglain , and the delirious rejoicing over Erec's success in the adventure of the Joy of ...
... tell the great joy that would have come of asking ... " This ' great joy ' recalls the joy of the people of the Waste City , restored to life by Guinglain , and the delirious rejoicing over Erec's success in the adventure of the Joy 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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