Lancelot And The Lord Of The Distant Isles Or The Book Of Galehaut Retold

Author : Patricia Terry,Samuel N. Rosenberg
Publisher : David R. Godine Publisher
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1567923240

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Lancelot and the Lord of the Distant Isles Or, The Book of Galehaut Retold by Patricia Terry,Samuel N. Rosenberg Pdf

"The story of the passionate, adulterous, tragic love of Lancelot and Guenevere is at once the perfect expression of "courtly love" and its inversion. Lancelot, the superhuman stranger in King Arthur's court, sacrifices everything in service of his king, and yet also falls secretly in love with Arthur's queen, the most beautiful woman in all of Britain. That this spotless knight, who repeatedly saves Arthur and his world from destruction, should also be the fateful underminer of the king's self-confidence and, ultimately, a terrible weapon in the hands of Arthur's great adversary Galehaut, is a contradiction that has fascinated the Western mind for hundreds of years." "The Arthurian legend that most of us know comes from Malory and The Once and Future King. But there are also several books of Old French romance, the most detailed of which, the thirteenth-century "Book of Galehaut," gives a surprising and unfamiliar version. It is a double love story - the tale not only of Lancelot's love for Guenevere, but also the love of Galehaut, the Lord of the Distant Isles, for Lancelot. It is the achievement of Patricia Terry and Samuel N. Rosenberg, both seasoned translators of medieval romance, to tease out from the French sources the essential story of Lancelot, Guenevere, Galehaut, and Arthur, and, without distorting the original, retell it for today's reader. Their rich, subtle, and deeply moving narrative is complemented by evocative wood engravings by Judith Jaidinger, the most distinctive visual interpreter of Arthurian legend since Arthur Rackham and Howard Pyle."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Richard W. Kaeuper
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199244584

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Chivalry and Violence in Medieval Europe by Richard W. Kaeuper Pdf

Medieval Europe was a rapidly developing society with a problem of violent disorder. Professor Kaeuper's original and authoritative study reveals that chivalry was just as much a part of this problem as it was its solution. Chivalry praised heroic violence by knights, and fused such displaysof prowess with honour, piety, high-status, and attractiveness to women. Though the vast body of chivalric literature praised chivalry as necessary to civilization, most texts also worried over knightly violence, criticized the ideals and practices of chivalry, and often proposed reforms. Theknights themselves joined the debate, absorbing some reforms, ignoring others, sometimes proposing their own. The interaction of chivalry with major governing institutions ("church" and "state") emerging at that time was similarly complex: kings and clerics both needed and feared the force of theknighthood. This fascinating book lays bare these conflicts and paradoxes which surrounded the concept of chivalry in medieval Europe.

Author : Samuel N. Rosenberg
Publisher : Summa Publications, Inc.
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1883479541

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"Chancon Legiere a Chanter" by Samuel N. Rosenberg Pdf

Author : Kelly Link
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2008-09-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0312380488

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The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2008 by Kelly Link Pdf

Collects fantasy, horror, fairy tales, and gothic stories chosen from the past year, including works by Ursula K. LeGuin, Neil Gaiman, and Bill Lewis.

Author : Norris J. Lacy,James J. Wilhelm
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317341833

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The Romance of Arthur by Norris J. Lacy,James J. Wilhelm Pdf

The Romance of Arthur, James J. Wilhelm’s classic anthology of Arthurian literature, is an essential text for students of the medieval Romance tradition. This fully updated third edition presents a comprehensive reader, mapping the course of Arthurian literature, and is expanded to cover: key authors such as Chrétien de Troyes and Thomas of Britain, as well as Arthurian texts by women and more obscure sources for Arthurian romance extensive coverage of key themes and characters in the tradition a wide geographical range of texts including translations from Latin, French, German, Spanish, Welsh, Middle English, and Italian sources a broad chronological range of texts, encompassing nearly a thousand years of Arthurian romance. Norris J. Lacy builds on the book’s source material, presenting readers with a clear introduction to many accessible modern-spelling versions of Arthurian texts. The extracts are presented in a new reader-friendly format with detailed suggestions for further reading and illustrations of key places, figures, and scenes. The Romance of Arthur provides an excellent introduction and an extensive resource for both students and scholars of Arthurian literature.

Author : International Arthurian Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Arthurian romances
ISBN : UVA:X030571696

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Bulletin bibliographique de la Société internationale arthurienne by International Arthurian Society Pdf

Author : James Neill
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780786469260

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The Origins and Role of Same-Sex Relations in Human Societies by James Neill Pdf

This groundbreaking work draws on a vast range of research into human sexuality to demonstrate that homosexuality is not a phenomenon limited to a small minority of society, but is an aspect of a complex sexual harmony that the human race inherited from its animal ancestors. Through a survey of the patterns of sexual expression found among animals and among societies around the world, and an examination of the functional role homosexual behavior has played among animal species and human societies alike, the author arrives at some provocative conclusions: that a homosexual or bisexual phase is a normal part of sexual development, that same-sex relations play an important balancing role in regulating human reproduction, that many societies have institutionalized homosexual traditions in the past, and that the harsh condemnation of homosexuality in Western society is a relatively recent phenomenon, unique among world societies throughout history. This well researched and meticulously documented book is the first that integrates into a coherent picture the startling revelations about human sexuality coming from the recent work of sexual researchers, psychologists, anthropologists and historians. The view that emerges, of an ambisexual human species whose complex sexual harmony is being thwarted by the imposition of an artificial understanding of nature, represents a new way of thinking about sex.

Author : Antonio Ojeda-Avilés
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781527552319

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National Archetypes and Labour Subordination by Antonio Ojeda-Avilés Pdf

Among the plethora of heroes of different significance (religious, artistic, political, etc.), national archetypes stand out because they represent the outstanding traits of their fellow citizens and at the same time serve as role models for them. How these archetypes are formed in some countries, and what their specific features are, constitutes the starting point for this study. The book then enters a second phase with the narration of their jobs as literary heroes, culminating in a reflection on the possible effects that the archetype may have on the behaviour of workers and employers in the respective country. After the analysis of the five main European countries, the book undertakes a comparative study of other non-European archetypes, where the profiles are quite different.

Author : Kathryn A. Duys,Elizabeth Emery,Elizabeth Nicole Emery,Laurie Postlewate
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781843843917

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Telling the Story in the Middle Ages by Kathryn A. Duys,Elizabeth Emery,Elizabeth Nicole Emery,Laurie Postlewate Pdf

New examinations of the role storytelling played in medieval life.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Arthurian romances
ISBN : STANFORD:36105129060575

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Arthurian Literature by Anonim Pdf

Author : T H White
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798728015949

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The Sword in the Stone by T H White Pdf

Growing up in a colorful world peopled by knights in armor and fair damsels, foul monsters and evil witches, young Arthur slowly learns the code of the gentleman. Under the wise guidance of Merlin, the all-powerful magician for whom life progresses backward, the king-to-be becomes expert in falconry, jousting, hunting, and swordplay. He is transformed by his remarkable old tutor into various animals so that he may experience life from all points of view. In every conceivable way, he is readied for the day when he, alone among Englishmen, is destined to draw the marvelous sword from the magic stone and become the King of England.The first book from the collection The Once and Future King.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1943
Category : Civilization, Medieval
ISBN : UOM:39015079778653

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Medievalia Et Humanistica by Anonim Pdf

Author : Christopher W. Bruce
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0815328656

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The Arthurian Name Dictionary by Christopher W. Bruce Pdf

A comprehensive encyclopedia of characters, places, objects, and themes found in the legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round table. Draws from all significant source between Gildas' De Excidio Britanniae written about 540 AD and Tennyson's 19th-century Idylls of the King, including versions from throughout Europe. The entries range from a short identifying sentence to nearly ten pages for the king himself. Each is referenced to a source, which are presented in a endtable showing author and tit date, form, and langua description; keywords from the entries; and recent editions, a vital bit of information such references usually neglect. The cross-referencing is fairly good, often done as a full entry identifying a name as a variant of another, so the lack of an index is not a problem. Distributed in the US by Taylor and Francis. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Elizabeth Archibald,Ad Putter
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 40,6 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 : Eugène Guillevic
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123324563

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Mer Et Autres Poèmes by Eugène Guillevic Pdf

Comprehensive bi-lingual anthology of the poems of Guillevic timed to coincide with the festivities in France to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth. Translated into some 50 languages in over 60 countries, Guillevic remains one of the most popular poets of Europe inspiring songs, artists, (over 100 of the worlds most prominent artists have illustrated his works) and poetry lovers everywhere. Despite his wide acclaim English language editions of his work are difficult to find and often poorly translated. This edition sets a new standard for English language renditions of his poetry.