The present volume grew from a nucleus of four papers given at the Twelfth International Arthurian Conference at Regensburg in 1971 on the alliterative Morte Arthure, increasingly recognised as one of the great masterpieces of medieval English literature. These lectures sought to reappraise the poem and its somewhat enigmatic historical and cultural context, and are presented here in a much revised and expanded form. Unlike most volumes of theis kind, the contributions form an integrated whole, the result of lengthy discussions among the collaborating scholars over the past year. The topics range from the poem's place among chronicles and Arthurian romances to the date, audience and attitude to contempary problems, notably that of war. pecific fields such as heraldry and laments for the dead are examined in detail, while the linguistic structure of the poem is the subject of two essays.
Details
First Published: 01 Jan 1970
13 Digit ISBN: 9780859910750
Pages: 3060
Size: 23.4 x 15.6
Binding: Hardback
Imprint: D.S.Brewer
Series:
Arthurian StudiesSubject:
Medieval LiteratureBIC Class: DSBB
Details updated on 04 Feb 2012
