Arthurian Literature XX

Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-85991-798-8
Verlag: Boydell & Brewer

Buch, Englisch, Band 20, 217 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 179 mm x 227 mm, Gewicht: 640 g

Reihe: Arthurian Literature

Studies of major Arthurian works and authors in Old French, Middle High German, Middle English, and of one important novel by C. S. Lewis.

Arthurian Literature continues the policy of alternating themed issues and miscellanies. This varied collection includes studies of major Arthurian works and authors in Old French, Middle High German, Middle English, and ofone important novel by C.S. Lewis. A controversial textual crux in Chrétien's Yvain, debated vigorously by scholars in the late 1980s, is revisited, while the narrative function of clothing in Chrétien's romances comes under review. An enigmatic and linguistically difficult passage from Der jüngere Titurel is translated and discussed, and an article on Der arme Heinrich studies this pious tale in the context of its generic affiliations: while not strictly speaking an Arthurian romance, it deserves consideration here as a work of one of medieval Germany's most significant writers of Arthurian romance. There is discussion of Thomas Chestre's adoption of the lai as a vehicle for social criticism in his Middle English adaptation of Marie de France's Lanval; the evolution of Arthurian romance in medieval England is also the primary concern in a study of The Awntyrs off Arthure. The figure of Arthur himself is central to an examination of the Middle English Prose Brut, and the delicate political implications of Malory's Morte Darthur are explored. Finally, C.S. Lewis's transformation and use ofthe figures of Uther Pendragon and Merlin in That Hideous Strength is explored. Contributors: RICHARD BARBER, JANE DEWHURST, TAMAR DRUKKER, CYRIL EDWARDS, DINA HAZELL, DONALD KENNEDY, GERALD SEAMAN, KRISTA SUE-LO-TWU, JANINA P. TRAXLER, MONICA L. WRIGHT.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Busby, Keith

Dalrymple, Roger

Weitere Mitwirkende

Edwards, Cyril

Hazell, Dinah

Kennedy, Edward Donald

Seaman, Gerald

Dewhurst, Jane

Traxler, Janina P

Twu, Krista Sue-Lo

Wright, Monica L

Barber, Richard

Drukker, Tamar

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Romanische Literaturen Französische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Reassessing Chrétien's Elusive Vanz - Gerald Seaman
Their Clothing Becomes Them: The Narrative Function of Clothing in Chrétien de Troyes - Monica L. Wright
Generic Hybridity in Hartmann von Aue's Der Arme Heinrich - Jane Dewhurst
The Grail Temple in Der jüngere Titurel [with Cyril Edwards] - Richard Barber
The Grail Temple in Der jüngere Titurel [with Richard Barber] - Cyril Edwards
The Awntyrs off Arthure at the Terne Wathelyne: Reliquary for Romance - Krista Sue-Lo Twu
The Blinding of Gwennere: Thomas Chestre as Social Critic - Dinah Hazell
Malory's Morte Darthur: A Politically Neutral English Adaptation of the Arthurian Story - Edward Donald Kennedy
King, Crusader, Knight: The Composite Arthur of the Middle English Prose Brut - Tamar Drukker
Pendragon, Merlin and Logos: The Undoing of Babel in That Hideous Strength - Janina P Traxler

Über Autor(innen)

Wright, Monica L
Monica L. Wright is the Granger and Debaillon Professor of French and Medieval Studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA. Her research focuses on the use of clothing in medieval French literature.

Barber, Richard
RICHARD BARBER has had a huge influence on the study of medieval history and literature, as both a writer and a publisher. His first book on the Arthurian legend appeared in 1961, and his major works include The Knight and Chivalry (winner of the Somerset Maugham Award in 1971), Edward Prince of Wales and Aquitaine, The Penguin Guide to Medieval Europe and The Holy Grail: the History of a Legend which was widely praised and was translated into six languages.

Dalrymple, Roger
Roger Dalrymple is Deputy Director and Professor in the Department for Continuing Education at the University of Oxford