The Arthur of the French
The Arthurian Legend in Medieval French and Occitan Literature
University of Wales Press
Published on 1. April 2006
Book
Hardback
544 pages
978-0-7083-1964-2 (ISBN)
Description
This major reference work is the fourth volume in the series Arthurian Literature in the Middle Ages. Principally focused on the production, dissemination, and evolution of Arthurian material from the twelfth to fifth centuries, this volume covers writing in both verse and prose, and addresses such classics as the Tristan legend, the "Vulgate Cycle," and the Grail Continuations.
Reviews / Votes
A"This substantial volume is the latest in the UWP series on Arthur. It will certainly become a standard reference work for many years to come, as the treatment of all known Arthurian texts is full and detailed.A"Peter Noble, French Studies, Volume 62.3More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Wales
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 168 mm
Weight
1755 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7083-1964-2 (9780708319642)
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The Arthurian Legend in Medieval French and Occitan Literature
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The Arthur of the French
The Arthurian Legend in Medieval French and Occitan Literature
E-Book
10/2020
1st Edition
University of Wales Press
€31.49
Available for download
Persons
Glyn Burgess is Senior Fellow and Emeritus Professor, University of Liverpool. Karen Pratt is Senior Lecturer in French, King's College London.
Content
The Manuscripts Roger Middleton; The Arthur of the Chronicles Francoise Le Saux and Peter Damian-Grint; The Verse Tristan: Tony Hunt and Geoffrey Bromiley; Chretien de Troyes Douglas Kelly; Arthur in the Narrative Lay Matilda T. Bruckner and Glyn S. Burgess; Perceval and the Grail: The Continuations, Robert de Boron, Perlesvaus Rupert Pickens, Keith Busby, Andrea M.L. Williams; Lancelot with and without the Grail: The Pre-Cyclic Lancelot do Lac and the Lancelot-Grail or Vulgate Cycle Elspeth Kennedy (ed.), Michelle Szkilnik, Rupert Pickens, Karen Pratt, Andrea M. L. Williams; The Prose Tristan Emmanuele Baumgartner (translated by Sarah Singer); Rewriting Prose Romance: The Post-Vulgate Roman du Graal and Related Texts Fanni Bogdanow and Richard Trachsler; Arthurian Verse Romance in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries Douglas Kelly Manuscript Compilations of Verse Romances Lori J. Walters; Late Medieval Arthurian Literature Jane H.M. Taylor (ed.), Peter Ainsworth, Norris Lacy, Donald Kennedy, William Kibler; The Arthurian Tradition in Occitan Literature Simon Gaunt and Ruth Harvey; Arthur in Modern French Fiction and Film Joan Tasker Grimbert and Norris J. Lacy;