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Author Kennedy, Beverly, 1934-

Title Knighthood in the Morte Darthur / Beverly Kennedy
Edition Second edition
Published Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY, USA : D.S. Brewer, 1992

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 W'PONDS  809.935121 K3554/K/1992  AVAILABLE
Description 404 pages ; 24 cm
Series Arthurian studies, 0261-9814 ; 11
Arthurian studies ; 11
Contents 1. The High Order of Knighthood. Late Medieval Views of Knighthood. The Office of Kingship. The Office of the King's Knights -- 2. A Typology of Knighthood. Gawain, Tor and Pellinor. Gawain, Marhalt and Ywain. The Literary Ancestry of Malory's Three Types -- 3. True Knighthood. Lancelot and Gawain: King Arthur's Warriors. Lancelot and Galahad: Potential Grail Knights. Lancelot and Gareth: The Courtly Option -- 4. Worshipful Knighthood. Tristram and Arthur: The Courtier and the Prince. Lancelot and Palomides: Lovers and Knights-Errant. Lamorak and Gawain: Rivals for Worship. Who May See the Grail?: The Testing of Worshipful Knighthood -- 5. Happy and Unhappy Knights. Balin's 'Unhappy Swerd' and the Heroic Code of Vengeance. Happynesse and Unhappynesse. 'Lancelot Other Ellis Galahad': The Quest for Happynesse -- 6. Standing with 'True Justyce'. Lancelot versus Mador de la Porte. Lancelot versus Mellyagaunt. Lancelot versus Gawain -- 7. Malory's 'Hoole Book' and the Death of Arthur
Analysis English fiction
English fiction
Notes Bibliography: p384-394. -Includes index
Previous ed.: 1985
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [384]-394) and index
Subject Malory, Thomas, Sir, active 15th century. Morte d'Arthur.
Arthurian romances -- History and criticism.
Knights and knighthood in literature.
Knights and knighthood -- History -- To 1500.
LC no. 92024437
ISBN 0859913546 (hardback : alk. paper)
0859913554 (paperback: alk. paper)