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1 online resource (288 pages) |
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Routledge Library Editions: Arthurian Literature |
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Routledge library editions. Arthurian literature.
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY; CHAPTER II. ARTHUR IN THE CHRONICLES AND IN MALORY; CHAPTER III. ARTHUR IN THE SIXTEENTH, SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES: SPENSER, MILTON, DRYDEN; CHAPTER IV. ARTHUR IN MODERN TIMES: SCOTT, TENNYSON, MASEFIELD; CHAPTER V. GAWAIN; CHAPTER VI. MERLIN; CHAPTER VII. LANCELOT; CHAPTER VIII. THE WELSH TRADITION; CHAPTER IX. THE HOLY GRAIL: EARLIER VERSIONS; CHAPTER X. THE HOLY GRAIL: MODERN VERSIONS; CHAPTER XI. BALIN AND BALAN |
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CHAPTER XII. WAGNER: PARSIFAL, LOHENGRIN, TRISTANCHAPTER XIII. TRISTAN: SOURCES AND MALORY; CHAPTER XIV. TRISTAN: TENNYSON AND SWINBURNE; CHAPTER XV. TRISTAN: OTHER MODERN VERSIONS; CHAPTER XVI. THE ARTHURIAN LEGEND IN SATIRE; CHAPTER XVII. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION; APPENDIX A Chronological Summary of Original Poems, Plays and Prose Works after 1485 which have Arthurian Subjects; APPENDIX B The Arthurian Legend in the Decorative Arts; APPENDIX C List of Important Reference Books including Texts; INDEX |
| Summary |
First published in 1938, this study explores the reception of the mythology of King Arthur by modern poets and playwrights. More specifically, the author explores the lineage of the legendary material since the first edition of Malory in 1485, exploring a vast range of artists who have made use of it: Spenser, Milton and Dryden, Wordsworth, Tennyson, Hardy, Matthew Arnold, and even Wagner. The conclusion is that although the myths have never occupied as central a place as the Classical or Biblical heritage, nonetheless the tales of King Arthur will continue to encapsulate romantic ideals and a |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Arthur, King.
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| SUBJECT |
Arthur, King fast |
| Subject |
Comparative literature -- Themes, motives
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology.
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Comparative literature -- Themes, motives
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317656685 |
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1317656687 |
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