The essays in this volume represent a wide range of Arthurian subjects, reaching as far back as the sixth century, and as far forward as the nineteenth; they include studies of Arthur as an icon of an independent England in the reign of Henry VIII, the source of Geoffrey of Monmouth's knowledge of Merlin, Malory's Morte Darthur, and the works of Chretien - both in literature and in depictions of scenes from his romances in ivory caskets from the Middle Ages and beyond. Of special interest is the appearance for the first time in print of a newly discovered Arthurian text: a letter in Anglo-Norman French purportedly written by Morgan le Fay.
Dr ELIZABETH ARCHIBALD is Reader in Medieval Studies, University of Bristol; DAVID F. JOHNSON is Professor of English and Humanites, Florida State University.
CONTRIBUTORS: CAROLYNE LARRINGTON, MARTINE MEUWESE, STEWART MOTTRAM, RALUCA RADULESCU, NICOLAI TOLSTOY, MICHAEL TWOMEY
Reviews
Arthurian Literature has established its position as the home for a great diversity of new research into Arthurian matters. Delivers some fascinating material across genres, periods, and theoretical issues. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
Details
First Published: 17 Jul 2008
13 Digit ISBN: 9781843841715
Pages: 192
Size: 23.4 x 15.6
Binding: Hardback
Imprint: D.S.Brewer
Series:
Arthurian LiteratureSubject:
Medieval LiteratureBIC Class: DSBB
Details updated on 07 Feb 2012
Contents
- 1 Geoffrey of Monmouth and the Merlin Legend
- 2 The Enchantress, the Knight and the Cleric: Authorial Surrogates in Arthurian Romance
- 3 `Morgan le Fay, Empress of the Wilderness': A Newly-Recovered Arthurian Text in London, BL Royal 12.C.ix
- 4 Malory's Lancelot and the Key to Salvation
- 5 Chrétien in Ivory
- 6 `An Empire of Itself': Arthur as an Icon of an English Empire, 1509-1547
