A Companion To Geoffrey Of Monmouth

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004410398

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A Companion to Geoffrey of Monmouth by Anonim Pdf

A Companion to Geoffrey of Monmouth brings together scholars from a range of disciplines to provide an updated scholarly introduction to all aspects of his work. Arguably the most influential secular writer of medieval Britain, Geoffrey (d. 1154) popularized Arthurian literature and left an indelible mark on European romance, history, and genealogy. Despite this outsized influence, Geoffrey’s own life, background, and motivations are little understood. The volume situates his life and works within their immediate historical context, and frames them within current critical discussion across the humanities. By necessity, this volume concentrates primarily on Geoffrey’s own life and times, with the reception of his works covered by a series of short encyclopaedic overviews, organized by language, that serve as guides to further reading. Contributors are Jean Blacker, Elizabeth Bryan, Thomas H. Crofts, Siân Echard, Fabrizio De Falco, Michael Faletra, Ben Guy, Santiago Gutiérrez García, Nahir I. Otaño Gracia, Paloma Gracia, Georgia Henley, David F. Johnson, Owain Wyn Jones, Maud Burnett McInerney, Françoise Le Saux, Barry Lewis, Coral Lumbley, Simon Meecham-Jones, Paul Russell, Victoria Shirley, Joshua Byron Smith, Jaakko Tahkokallio, Hélène Tétrel, Rebecca Thomas, Fiona Tolhurst.

Author : Helen Fulton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780470672372

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A Companion to Arthurian Literature by Helen Fulton Pdf

This Companion offers a chronological sweep of the canon of Arthurian literature - from its earliest beginnings to the contemporary manifestations of Arthur found in film and electronic media. Part of the popular series, Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture, this expansive volume enables a fundamental understanding of Arthurian literature and explores why it is still integral to contemporary culture. Offers a comprehensive survey from the earliest to the most recent works Features an impressive range of well-known international contributors Examines contemporary additions to the Arthurian canon, including film and computer games Underscores an understanding of Arthurian literature as fundamental to western literary tradition

Author : Elizabeth Archibald,Ad Putter
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780521860598

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The Cambridge Companion to the Arthurian Legend by Elizabeth Archibald,Ad Putter Pdf

Covers the evolution of the legend over time and analyses the major themes that have emerged.

Author : Norris J. Lacy,Joan Tasker Grimbert
Publisher : DS Brewer
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1843841614

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A Companion to Chrétien de Troyes by Norris J. Lacy,Joan Tasker Grimbert Pdf

A fine collection...an excellent introduction to Chrétien's world and work. Highly recommended. CHOICE Chrétien de Troyes is arguably the creator of Arthurian romance, and it is on his work that later writers have based their interpretations. This book offers both crucial information on, and a comprehensive coverage of, all aspectsof the work of Chrétien de Troyes - the literary and historical background, patronage, his influence on other writers, manuscripts and editions of his work and, at the heart of the volume, major essays on the themes, techniques and artistic achievements in each of his compositions; the contributions, all from leading experts in Chrétien and related studies, have been commissioned especially for this volume and are designed to remain accessible to studentswhile also addressing specialists in Arthurian studies and Chrétien de Troyes. They reflect the most current critical and scholarly views on one of the greatest of medieval authors. CONTRIBUTORS: JOHN W. BALDWIN, JUNEHALL MCCASH, LAURENCE HARF-LANCNER, NORRIS J. LACY, DOUGLAS KELLY, KEITH BUSBY, PETER F. DEMBOWSKI, ROBERTA L. KRUEGER, DONALD MADDOX, SARA STURM-MADDOX, JOAN TASKER GRIMBERT, MATILDA TOMARYN BRUCKNER, TONY HUNT, RUPERT T. PICKENS, ANNIE COMBES, MICHELLE SZKILNIK, EMMANUELE BAUMGARTNER

Author : Carol Dover
Publisher : DS Brewer
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0859917835

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A Companion to the Lancelot-Grail Cycle by Carol Dover Pdf

The early thirteenth-century French prose Lancelot-Grail Cycle (or Vulgate Cycle) brings together the stories of Arthur with those of the Grail, a conjunction of materials that continues to fascinate the Western imagination today. Representing what is probably the earliest large-scale use of prose for fiction in the West, it also exemplifies the taste for big cyclic compositions that shaped much of European narrative fiction for three centuries. A Companion to the Lancelot-Grail Cycle is the first comprehensive volume devoted exclusively to the Lancelot-Grail Cycle and its medieval legacy. The twenty essays in this volume, all by internationally known scholars, locate the work in its social, historical, literary, and manuscript contexts. In addition to addressing critical issues in the five texts that make up the Cycle, the contributors convey to modern readers the appeal that the text must have had for its medieval audiences, and the richness of composition that made it compelling. This volume will become standard reading for scholars, students, and more general readers interested in the Lancelot-Grail Cycle, medieval romance, Malory studies, and the Arthurian legends. Contributors: RICHARD BARBER, EMMANUELE BAUMGARTNER, FANNI BOGDANOW, FRANK BRANDSMA, MATILDA T. BRUCKNER, CAROL J. CHASE, ANNIE COMBES, HELEN COOPER, CAROL R. DOVER, MICHAEL HARNEY, DONALD L. HOFFMAN, DOUGLAS KELLY, ELSPETH KENNEDY, NORRIS J. LACY, ROGER MIDDLETON, HAQUIRA OSAKABE, HANS-HUGO STEINHOFF, ALISON STONES, RICHARD TRACHSLER. CAROL DOVER is associate professor of French and director of undergraduate studies, Georgetown University, Washington DC.

Author : Geoffrey (of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph)
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781843832065

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De Gestis Britonum by Geoffrey (of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph) Pdf

Written in the 1130s, Geoffrey's imaginative history of the Britons from Brutus to Cadwallader, and the first to recount the woes of Lear and the glittering career of Arthur, rapidly became a bestseller. An ideal text for scholars, this is a reprint of the Latin text with a facing English translation.

Author : Geoffrey Ashe
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781613733721

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Kings and Queens of Early Britain by Geoffrey Ashe Pdf

Geoffrey Ashe skillfully weaves all the different accounts, legends, literature, historical documents into one continuous narrative that recreates in intriguing detail all the rulers and events, real or mythical, that are part of the rich tapestry of early history in Britain.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781786837370

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The Arthur of the Germans by Anonim Pdf

From the twelfth century onwards the legends of King Arthur and his knights, including the Tristan legend, spread across Europe, producing a vast range of adaptations and new stories. German and Dutch literature were of central importance in this expansion of Arthurian material from the 12th to 16th century. This title deals with this topic.

Author : Francis Pryor
Publisher : HarperCollins (UK)
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : WISC:89088557004

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Britain AD by Francis Pryor Pdf

In this book, which accompanies and expands on his Channel 4 television series, leading archaeologist Francis Pryor retells the story of King Arthur, legendary king of the Britons, tracing it back to its Bronze Age originsThe legend of King Arthur and Camelot is one of the most enduring in Britain's history, spanning centuries and surviving invasions by Angles, Vikings and Normans. In his latest book Francis Pryor -- one of Britain's most celebrated archaeologists and author of the acclaimed Britain BC and Seahenge -- traces the story of Arthur back to its ancient origins. Putting forth the compelling idea that most of the key elements of the Arthurian legends are deeply rooted in Bronze and Iron Ages (the sword Excalibur, the Lady of the Lake, the Sword in the Stone and so on), Pryor argues that the legends' survival mirrors a flourishing, indigenous culture that endured through the Roman occupation of Britain, and the subsequent invasions of the so-called Dark Ages.

Author : Thomas More
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : EAN:8596547685586

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Utopia by Thomas More Pdf

Utopia is a work of fiction and socio-political satire by Thomas More published in 1516 in Latin. The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs. Many aspects of More's description of Utopia are reminiscent of life in monasteries.

Author : Neil Wright
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Arthurian romances
ISBN : 9780859912143

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Gesta Regum Britannie by Neil Wright Pdf

Author : Roberta L. Krueger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2000-06-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521556872

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The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Romance by Roberta L. Krueger Pdf

This Companion presents fifteen original and engaging essays by leading scholars on one of the most influential genres of Western literature. Chapters describe the origins of early verse romance in twelfth-century French and Anglo-Norman courts and analyze the evolution of verse and prose romance in France, Germany, England, Italy, and Spain throughout the Middle Ages. The volume introduces a rich array of traditions and texts and offers fresh perspectives on the manuscript context of romance, the relationship of romance to other genres, popular romance in urban contexts, romance as mirror of familiar and social tensions, and the representation of courtly love, chivalry, 'other' worlds and gender roles. Together the essays demonstrate that European romances not only helped to promulgate the ideals of elite societies in formation, but also held those values up for questioning. An introduction, a chronology and a bibliography of texts and translations complete this lively, useful overview.

Author : Geoffrey (of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1842
Category : Arthurian romances
ISBN : UOM:39015002171711

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The British History of Geoffrey of Monmouth by Geoffrey (of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph) Pdf

Author : Norris J. Lacy,Geoffrey Ashe,Debra N. Mancoff
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317777434

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The Arthurian Handbook by Norris J. Lacy,Geoffrey Ashe,Debra N. Mancoff Pdf

Everything you ever wanted to know about King Arthur and his knights is covered in this fascinating volume: the origins of the Grail legend, the Tristan and Isolde love story in opera and literature, Spielberg's use of Arthurian motifs in Star Wars , the depiction of Arthur in paintings, the presentation of Camelot on the Broadway stage, the twitting of the legend in Monty Python and the Holy Grail and much more. This critical survey of Arthurian history and legend, archaeology, literature, and the arts from the fifth century to the present provides an introduction for the general reader and a useful summary for the specialist. It offers both historical facts and key discussions on Arthurian subjects, from post-Roman Britain to the most recent novels and films. There is a lengthy glossary of Arthurian characters, motifs, and places, a chronology of major historical and literary items, a guide to pronunciation, and a full bibliography. What's new in the Second Edition:All the material has been revised and updated to 1996 since the original 1988 edition; The chapter on modern literature has been thoroughly revised, with new material on writings from France, Germany, England, and America; The coverage of King Arthur in the arts has entirely rewritten by one of the premier authorities in Arthurian studies. Brand-new geneological charts of the ancestry of Arthur and his family and the Grail kings and knights.; A fully up-to-date chronology; Many new illustrations.

Author : Andrea Hopkins
Publisher : Avery
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Arthurian romances
ISBN : 0670852325

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Chronicles of King Arthur by Andrea Hopkins Pdf

In Chronicles of King Arthur, Andrea Hopkins brings to life the great medeval story-cycle known as the Matter of Britain, drawing on the romance masterpieces of such writers as Geoffrey of Monmouth, Sir Thomas Malory, and Chretien de Troyes. She recounts the myths of Arthur and his knights in the authentic voices of the medieval authors.