The Fortunes of King Arthur - Arthurian Studies

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The Fortunes of King Arthur

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An examination of both the role played by Fortune in Arthurian literature and legend, and the fortunes of the legend itself. The essays in this volume offer a general overview and a number of detailed examinations of Arthur's fortunes, in two senses. First is the role of Fortune itself, often personified and consistently instrumental, in accounts of Arthur's court and reign. More generally the articles trace the trajectory of the Arthurian legend - its birth, rise and decline - through the middle ages. The final essay follows the continued turning of Fortune's wheel, emphasizingthe modern revival and flourishing of the legend. The authors, all distinguished Arthurian scholars, illustrate their arguments through studies of early Latin and Welsh sources, chronicles, romances [in English, French, German, Italian, Latin and Welsh], manuscript illustration and modern literary texts. Contributors: CHRISTOPHER A. SNYDER, SIAN ECHARD, EDWARD DONALD KENNEDY, W.R.J. BARRON, DENNIS H. GREEN, NORRIS LACY, CERIDWEN LLOYD-MORGAN, JOAN TASKER GRIMBERT, ALISON STONES, NEIL THOMAS, JANE H.M. TAYLOR, CAROLINE D. ECKHARDT, ALAN C LUPACK.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9781843840619
ISBN10 1843840618
Number Of Pages 282
Item Weight 592 g
Publisher / Reseller Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format hardback
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Enlarges the champ de travail of matters Arthurian for French specialists and is an excellent addition to the Arthurian Studies series. * THE FRENCH REVIEW *
A varied collection, but one which responds to the dual perspective of the volume's title, and which yields many rewarding insights. * FRENCH STUDIES *
The contributors are major scholars who write well and whose essays offer significant contributions. * ARTHURIANA *

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JANE TAYLOR is Emeritus Professor of Medieval French at the University of Durham.

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