Title The manuscript and meaning of Malory's 'Morte d'Arthur' : rubrication, commemoration, memorialization / K.S. Whetter

Published Woodbridge, Suffolk : D.S. Brewer is an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd, [2017] ©2017

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 242 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : color illustrations Series Arthurian studies ; 84 Arthurian studies ; 84. Contents A textual introduction -- The unusual nature of Winchester's rubrication -- Tracing Winchester's rubrication and marginalia: Appendix I: Classifications of rubrication Appendix II: Rubrication errors or departures from the usual pattern -- Malory's sacralized secularity -- Rubricated elegy -- Conclusion: the red and the black Summary The red-ink names that decorate the Winchester manuscript of Malory's Morte d'Arthur are striking; yet until now, no-one has asked why the rubrication exists. This book explores the uniqueness and thematic significance of the physical layout of the Morte in its manuscript context, arguing that the layout suggests, and the correlations between manuscript design and narrative theme confirm, that the striking arrangement is likely to have been the product of authorial design rather than something unusual dreamed up by patron, scribe, reader, or printer. The introduction offers a thorough account of not only the textual tradition of the Morte, but also the ways in which scholarship to date has not done enough with the manuscript contexts of Malory's Arthuriad. The book then goes on to establish the singularity and likely provenance of Winchester's rubrication of names. In the second half of the study the author elucidates the narrative significance of this rubrication pattern, outlining striking connections between manuscript layout and major narrative events, characters, and themes. He argues that the manuscript mise-en-page underscores Malory's interest in human character and knighthood, creating a memorializing function similar to the many inscribed tombs that dominate the landscape of the Morte's narrative pages. In short, Winchester's design creates a memorializing tomb for Arthurian chivalry Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Malory, Thomas, Sir, active 15th century. Morte d'Arthur. Malory, Thomas, Sir, active 15th century -- Manuscripts Malory, Thomas, Sir, active 15th century -- Criticism and interpretation SUBJECT Malory, Thomas, Sir, active 15th century fast Winchester manuscript. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2014169731 Morte d'Arthur (Malory, Thomas, Sir) fast Subject Rubrication. Arthurian romances -- History and criticism Manuscripts, English (Middle) -- England -- Winchester Printing -- England -- History -- 15th century LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. LITERARY CRITICISM -- Medieval. Arthurian romances Manuscripts, English (Middle) Printing Romances, English Rubrication England -- Winchester Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Manuscripts Form Electronic book ISBN 9781782049166 1782049169

OTHER TI Winchester manuscript. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2014169731

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