Margaret J. C. Reid

The Arthurian Legend (eBook, ePUB)

Comparison of Treatment in Modern and Mediaeval Literature

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. August 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317656678
• Artikelnr.: 41501854

Autorenporträt

Margaret J. C. Reid

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introductory 2. Arthur in the Chronicles and in Malory 3. Arthur in the
Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries: Spenser, Milton, Dryden 4.
Arthur in Modern Times: Scott, Tennyson, Masefield 5. Gawain 6. Merlin 7.
Lancelot 8. The Welsh Tradition 9. The Holy Grail: Earlier Versions 10. The
Holy Grail: Modern Versions 11. Balin and Balan 12. Wagner: Parsifal,
Lohengrin, Tristan 13. Tristan: Sources and Malory 14. Tristan: Tennyson
and Swinburne 15. Tristan: Other Modern Versions 16. The Arthurian Legend
in Satire 17. Summary and Conclusion Appendices: A: Chronological Summary
of Original Poems, Plays and Prose Works after 14855 which have Arthurian
Subjects B: The Arthurian Legend in the Decorative Arts C: List of
Important Reference Books including Texts