Word And Image In Arthurian Literature
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Author | : Keith Busby |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 385 |
Release | : 2014-08-13 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1317656865 |
Originally published in 1996, the articles in this book are revised, expanded papers from a session at the 17th International Congress of the Arthurian Society held in 1993. The chapters cover Arthurian studies’ directions at the time, showcasing analysis of varied aspects of visual representation and relation to literary themes. Close attention to the historical context is a key feature of this work, investigating the linkage between texts and images in the Middle Ages and beyond.
Author | : Marianne E. Kalinke |
Publisher | : University of Wales Press |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2011-03-15 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0708323545 |
The book introduces the reader to the stories about King Arthur and his knights and the lovers Tristan and Isolt that flourished in the Scandinavian countries-in Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden-in the Middle Ages and in early modern times. The versions of the Arthurian legend that were popular in the North were translations of mostly French literature. Although they were similar to their sources in many respects, the stories nonetheless underwent change in order to appeal to a culturally quite different audience in the North.
Author | : Keith Busby |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 371 |
Release | : 2005-11-08 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1136783520 |
Gawain: A Casebook is a collection of 12-15 classic and original essays on the hero of Arthurian legend that investigates the figure of Gawain as he appears in major medieval traditions, as well as modern literature and film. As with other volumes in the Arthurian Characters and Themes series, this casebook includes an extended introduction examining the character's evolution from the earliest tales to his most recent appearances in popular culture, as well as an extensive annotated bibliography. Students, scholars, and anyone interested in medieval legend will find a wealth of insight into the mystery of this most poignant and perplexing of Arthurian heroes.
Author | : Stephen Knight |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2018-10-18 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1501732927 |
Merlin, the wizard of Arthurian legend, has been a source of enduring fascination for centuries. In this authoritative, entertaining, and generously illustrated book, Stephen Knight traces the myth of Merlin back to its earliest roots in the early Welsh figure of Myrddin. He then follows Merlin as he is imagined and reimagined through centuries of literature and art, beginning with Geoffrey of Monmouth, whose immensely popular History of the Kings of Britain (1138) transmitted the story of Merlin to Europe at large. He covers French and German as well as Anglophone elements of the myth and brings the story up to the present with discussions of a globalized Merlin who finds his way into popular literature, film, television, and New Age philosophy. Knight argues that Merlin in all his guises represents a conflict basic to Western societies-the clash between knowledge and power. While the Merlin story varies over time, the underlying structural tension remains the same whether it takes the form of bard versus lord, magician versus monarch, scientist versus capitalist, or academic versus politician. As Knight sees it, Merlin embodies the contentious duality inherent to organized societies. In tracing the applied meanings of knowledge in a range of social contexts, Knight reveals the four main stages of the Merlin myth: Wisdom (early Celtic British), Advice (medieval European), Cleverness (early modern English), and Education (worldwide since the nineteenth century). If a wizard can be captured within the pages of a book, Knight has accomplished the feat.
Author | : Larissa Tracy |
Publisher | : Boydell & Brewer |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 2022-07-12 |
Genre | : Dutch literature |
ISBN | : 1843846349 |
This collection honours the scholarship of Professor David F. Johnson, exploring the wider view of medieval England and its cultural contracts with the Low Countries, and highlighting common texts, motifs, and themes across the textual traditions of Old English and later medieval romances in both English and Middle Dutch.
Author | : Bart Besamusca |
Publisher | : Boydell & Brewer |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 1843841169 |
Essays demonstrating that Arthur belonged to the whole of Europe - not just England.
Author | : Dhira B. Mahoney |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 622 |
Release | : 2014-06-23 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 131794724X |
First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author | : Monica Ann Walker Vadillo |
Publisher | : Trivent Publishing |
Total Pages | : 233 |
Release | : 2019-12-31 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 6158122211 |
Ambiguous Women in Medieval Art brings together the work of seven researchers who, coming from different perspectives, and in some cases different disciplines, approach the question of ambiguity in relation to different case-studies where the represented women do not follow the ever-present dichotomy exemplified by Eve and Mary. In doing so, they demonstrate the complexities of a topic that is as contemporary as it is ancient. Through them, we can get valuable insights on the understanding and experience of gender in the past and the ways in which these experiences have shaped our own understanding of this topic.
Author | : David Staines |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 586 |
Release | : 1991-01-22 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0253013232 |
"[A]n eminently readable text, done clearly and accurately . . . it gives as good an idea as a translation can of the complexity and subtlety of Chrétien's originals. . . . The text is provided by a translator who understands the spirit as well as the letter of the original and renders it with style. . . . [T]his translation should attract a wide audience of students and Arthurian enthusiasts." —Speculum "[A] significant contribution to the field of medieval studies [and] a pleasure to read." —Library Journal "These are, above all, stories of courtly love and of knights tested in their devotion to chivalric ideals (with passion and duty often at odds); but they are also thrilling wonder stories of giants, wild men, tame lions, razor-sharp bridges and visits to the Other World." —Washington Post Book World "This tastefully produced book will be the standard general translation for many years to come." —Choice This new translation brings to life for a new generation of readers the stories of King Arthur, Lancelot, Guinevere, Gawain, Perceval, Yvain, and the other "knights and ladies" of Chrétien de Troyes' famous romances.
Author | : Barbara Tepa Lupack |
Publisher | : Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1843841835 |
An account in words and pictures of how the world of Camelot and King Arthur's knights was reflected in, and shaped by, book illustration.