32) Perksvaus, 10, 41 prophecy, 16, 57, 65, 72, 73, 74, 81, 108 psychomachia, 86 quest, 15, 16, 22, 24, 53, 63, 65, 67, 68, 82, 93, 100, 110, 114 and cf. under "Grail" Round Table, Order of, 14, 15, 17, 19, 24, 45, 72, 80, 95, 97, ...

Author: Muriel Whitaker

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

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The setting of medieval Arthurian romance, as typified by Malory's Morte Darthur, plays an important part in the creation of the atmosphere of the stories, and in intensifying the drama of the action. Professor Whitaker looks at the Arthurianworld which Malory inherited form his sources and to which he added his own details, and examines its different aspects: castles and forests, kingdoms and empires, showing how these diverge from reality to meetthe particular requirements of romance, how new political and temporal relationships are set up for the same reason, and how it was shaped by the presence of the Otherworld in the Celtic stories from which many episodes were drawn.

146 WHITAKER , Muriel , Arthur's Kingdom of Adventure , ( Arthurian Studies 10 ) , Cambridge , D.S. Brewer , 1984. ( Cf. BBIAS , XXXVII , 1985 , 191 ; XXXVIII , 1986 , 647 ) . Rev .: by P.J.C. Field , Med.Aev . , LV ( 1986 ) , p .

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Thomas, Keith, Religion and the Decline of Magic: Studies in Popular Beliefs in Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century England, ... Whitaker, Muriel, Arthur's Kingdom of Adventure: The World of Malory's Morte Darthur, Arthurian Studies 10, ...

Author: Elizabeth Archibald

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 1139827812

Category: Literary Criticism

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For more than a thousand years, the adventures of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table have been retold across Europe. They have inspired some of the most important works of European literature, particularly in the medieval period: the romances of Chrétien de Troyes, Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. In the nineteenth century, interest in the Arthurian legend revived with Tennyson, Wagner and Twain. This Companion outlines the evolution of the legend from the earliest documentary sources to Spamalot, and analyses how some of the major motifs of the legend have been passed down in both medieval and modern texts. With a map of Arthur's Britain, a chronology of key texts and a guide to further reading, this volume itself will contribute to the continuing fascination with the King and his many legends.

8 In Arthur's Kingdom of Adventure, an admirable book which appeared too late for me to use in writing this study, ... 10 Robert Kelly perceives a figured relationship between Arthur and Galahad and Deborah Signer has concluded that ...

Author: Beverly Kennedy

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ISBN: 9780859913546

Category: Literary Criticism

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`A lucid and rich analysis eminently suited to students at undergraduate and graduate levels.' CHOICEBeverley Kennedy puts Malory's concern with knighthood at the very heart of the Morte Darthur. She identifies three types of knight: the Heroic (Gawain), the Worshipful (Tristram and Arthur), and the True (Lancelot, Gareth and the Grail Knights), and argues that this knightly typology creates the thematic unity of the Morte Darthur. It also allows Malory to develop two quite different contexts, one pragmatic and political, the other religious and providential, within which the reader may judge why Arthur's reign ended in catastrophe.BEVERLEY KENNEDY is Professor of English at Marianopolis College, Canada.

Whitaker, Muriel, Arthur's Kingdom of Adventure: The World of Malory's Morte Darthur, Arthurian Studies, 10 (Cambridge: Brewer; Totowa NJ: Barnes, 1984). Wiggins, Alison, 'Imagining the Compiler: Guy of Warwick and the Compilation of ...

Author: K.S. Whetter

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781317004929

Category: Literary Criticism

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Unique in combining a comprehensive and comparative study of genre with a study of romance, this book constitutes a significant contribution to ongoing critical debates over the definition of romance and the genre and artistry of Malory's Morte Darthur. K.S. Whetter offers an original approach to these issues by prefacing a comprehensive study of romance with a wide-ranging and historically diverse study of genre and genre theory. In doing so Whetter addresses the questions of why and how romance might usefully be defined and how such an awareness of genre-and the expectations that come with such awareness-impact upon both our understanding of the texts themselves and of how they may have been received by their contemporary medieval audiences. As an integral part the study Whetter offers a detailed examination of Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte Darthur, a text usually considered a straightforward romance but which Whetter argues should be re-classified and reconsidered as a generic mixture best termed tragic-romance. This new classification is important in helping to explain a number of so-called inconsistencies or puzzles in Malory's text and further elucidates Malory's artistry. Whetter offers a powerful meditation upon genre, romance and the Morte which will be of interest to faculty, graduate students and undergraduates alike.

L. D. Benson, Malory's “Morte,” 228; Muriel Whitaker, Arthur's Kingdom of Adventure: The World of Malory's “Morte Darthur,” Arthurian Studies 10 (Cambridge: D. S. Brewer, 1984), 49; Lambert, Style and Vision, 61–64. 47.

Author: R. Lexton

Publisher: Springer

ISBN: 9781137353627

Category: Political Science

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Examining Malory's political language, this study offers a revisionary view of Arthur's kingship in the Morte Darthur and the role of the Round Table fellowship. Considering a range of historical and political sources, Lexton suggests that Malory used a specific lexicon to engage with contemporary problems of kingship and rule.

(#6) While the kingdom is still rich, Arthur's knights hear about the adventure and set out to avenge the maidens; they kill offenders, but fail to find the maidens ... (#10) Arthur's knights start out on their quest of the Rich Fisher ...

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ISBN: 9781786837431

Category: Literary Criticism

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This major reference work is the fourth volume in the series "Arthurian Literature in the Middle Ages". Its intention is to update the French and Occitan chapters in R.S. Loomis’ "Arthurian Literature in the Middle Ages: A Collaborative History" (Oxford, 1959) and to provide a volume which will serve the needs of students and scholars of Arthurian literature. The principal focus is the production, dissemination and evolution of Arthurian material in French and Occitan from the twelfth to the fifteenth century. Beginning with a substantial overview of Arthurian manuscripts, the volume covers writing in both verse (Wace, the Tristan legend, Chretien de Troyes and the Grail Continuations, Marie de France and the anonymous lays, the lesser known romances) and prose (the Vulgate Cycle, the prose Tristan, the Post-Vulgate Roman du Graal, etc.).

... 3 Part One: The Rise of Arthur's Kingdom 4 Book I. The Early Phase: War and Peace 5 Tfte Romance World 5 Historical Record 8 Adventure 10 Continuations and Beginnings 12 A Note on Magic 13 Tlte Logic of Adventure 14 Book II.

Author: Terence McCarthy

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

ISBN: 9780859913256

Category: Literary Criticism

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`Presents in very accessible form the explanatory material which (students) will require. He is well-informed about the basic issues in Malory scholarship and criticism, and his approach is sound.' REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIESThis introduction to Morte Darthuroutlines the book's basic character, followed by a study of the key concepts of love, loyalty, sin and shame. Malory's approach to his material is discussed, as are his sources, and his individual contribution; finally, Maloryand his book are placed in their historical context. Published in 1988 as Reading the Morte Darthur.

Texts and Contexts, Characters and Themes Kevin Sean Whetter, Raluca L. Radulescu ... 4 M. Whitaker , Arthur's Kingdom of Adventure : The World of Malory's Morte Darthur , Arthurian Studies 10 ( Cambridge and Totowa , NJ , 1984 ) , p .

Author: Kevin Sean Whetter

Publisher: DS Brewer

ISBN: 1843840359

Category: Literary Collections

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New articles offer a variety of fresh perspectives on some of the most important areas of Malory criticism.

In praise of a Gododdin warrior who is godlike in battle, Aneirin alludes to an Arthur, the son of Aedan who was a ... defeat is likely to have deterred them from further adventure.10 Because his kingdom is small and so far away from 6.

Author: Frank D. Reno

Publisher: McFarland

ISBN: 9780786430253

Category: Biography & Autobiography

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Who was King Arthur? How did the story originate? Through careful research of the many primary documents, a picture of the true Arthur can in fact be set down. He reached power shortly after the Romans evacuated Britain at the end of the fifth century and died at the Battle of Camlann. He became king at 15 under the name of Ambrosius Aurelianus and fought against the Saxons on the mainland as Riothamus, thus explaining the regeneration motif so closely tied to the mythical Arthur. This study reveals that the integrity and ideals central to Arthurian myth were very much a part of the real Arthur.