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The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend
The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend

The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend

Author: 
Alan Lupack
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The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend is both a critical history of the Arthurian tradition and a reference guide to Arthurian works, names, and symbols. It offers a comprehensive survey of the legends in all of their manifestations, from their origins in medieval literature to their adaptation in modern literature, arts, film, and popular culture. Not only does it analyse familiar Arthurian characters and themes, it also demonstrates the tremendous continuity of the legends by examining the ways that they have been reinterpreted over the years. For instance, the motif of the abduction of Guinevere can be traced from Chretien de Troyes's Lancelot or the Knight of the Cart and the vulgate cycle of French romances in the 13th century, to Malory's retelling of the story in the Morte d'Arthur, through various modern adaptations like those in T. H. White's The Once and Future King and the contemporary film First Knight. This indispensable reference guide contains seven essays that trace the development of the Arthurian legend, encyclopedic entries, bibliographies, and a comprehensive index. The essays explore the chronicle and romance traditions, the influence of Malory, the Grail legend, the figures of Gawain and Merlin, and the story of Tristan and Isolt. The entries, which highlight key Arthurian characters, symbols, and places, offer quick and easy references. The extensive chapter-by-chapter bibliographies, which are subdivided by topic, augment the general bibliography of Arthurian resources. Comprehensive in its analysis and hypertextual in its approach, The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend is an essential reference book for Arthurian scholars, medievalists, and for those interested in cultural studies of myth and legend.

Index: 

Introduction
Bibliography of Basic Resources for the Study of the Arthurian Legends
1. Early Accounts of Arthur, Chronicles, and Historical Literature
2. The Romance Tradition
3. Malory, his Influence, and the Continuing Romance Tradition
4. The Holy Grail
5. Gawain
6. Merlin
7. Tristan and Isolt
Afterword
Arthurian People, Places, and Things
Index

About the author: 

Alan Lupack is Director of the Robbins Library and Adjunct Professor of English at the University of Rochester, New York. He was formerly president of the North American Branch of the International Arthurian Society. He has written extensively on medieval and modern Arthurian literature and edited a number of Arthurian texts and journals. He created The Camelot Project, an award-winning database of Arthurian texts, images, bibliographies, and information.

Product details

ISBN : 9780199215096

Author: 
Alan Lupack
Pages
512 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
128 x 195 mm
Pub date
Feb 2007
Series
Oxford Quick Reference
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The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend

The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend

The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend