Reinventing King Arthur

Author : Inga Bryden
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781351905268

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Reinventing King Arthur by Inga Bryden Pdf

In her systematic reassessment of the remaking of the Arthurian past in nineteenth-century British fiction and non-fiction, Inga Bryden examines the Victorian Arthurian revival as a cultural phenomenon, offering insights into the relationship between social, cultural, religious, and ethnographic debates of the period and a wide range of texts. Throughout, she adopts an intertextual and historical perspective, informed by poststructuralist thinking, to reveal nineteenth-century attitudes towards the past. Starting with a review of the historical evidence available to Victorian writers and an examination of how historians of the time represented Arthur, the author connects Victorian accounts of Arthur's quest to contemporary scientific and historical searches for origins and knowledge, and to his appropriation by competing religious movements. She shows how writers explored the dynamics of heroism by recruiting Arthur and his knights to define codes of chivalric service, and to personify the psychological complexities of love. Finally, the legend of his death and transportation to Avalon is deconstructed and placed in the context of cultural attitudes towards commemorating the dead and theological debates about the afterlife. Inga Bryden engages not only with well-known Arthurian texts by Tennyson, Swinburne, Morris and Rossetti, but with lesser-known works by Bulwer-Lytton, Robert Stephen Hawker, Sebastian Evans, Diana Maria Mulock, Christiana Douglas and Joseph Shorthouse.

Author : Katherine Barnes Echols
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-23
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476630007

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King Arthur and Robin Hood on the Radio by Katherine Barnes Echols Pdf

Before stories of King Arthur and Robin Hood were adapted and readapted for film, television and theater, radio scriptwriters looking for material turned to Thomas Malory's Le Morte Darthur (1485) and Howard Pyle's The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (1883). Throughout the 1930s to the mid-1950s, their legends inspired storylines for Abbott and Costello, Popeye, Let's Pretend, Escape, Gunsmoke, The Adventures of Superman and others. Many of these adaptations reflect the moral and ethical questions of the day, as characters' faced issues of gender relations, divorce, citizenship, fascism, crime and communism in a medieval setting.

Author : Edward Donald Kennedy
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0815304951

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King Arthur by Edward Donald Kennedy Pdf

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Debra N. Mancoff
Publisher : ABRAMS
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015041010748

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The Return of King Arthur by Debra N. Mancoff Pdf

Wrapped in the mists of Avalon since the Middle Ages, the Once and Future King made his promised return in the nineteenth century. The Return of King Arthur: The Legend through Victorian Eyes celebrates the unprecedented revival of the Arthurian legend in the arts and popular culture of Victorian Britain (1837-1901). In a rich array of poetry, painting, children's stories, and plays, Arthur and his noble knights and ladies were reborn. The legend was not simply revived: the new generation reinvented the saga and its heroes in their own image, creating metaphors for their notions of monarchy, the roles of men and women in society, and the proper path for children to follow. In The Return of King Arthur, Debra N. Mancoff reveals why the legend resonated so deeply during Victoria's reign. Retold in the poetry of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, William Morris, and Sir Walter Scott, and envisioned in the paintings of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and in book illustrations by such artists as Arthur Rackham and Aubrey Beardsley, the legend of King Arthur and his compatriots in chivalry became the code for every facet of Victorian culture. Informative and entertaining, and handsomely illustrated with more than 130 evocative and heroic works of art, The Return of King Arthur captures the romance of this age-old legend and shows us how the Victorian words and images have shaped our own great interest in it today.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0859911365

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Return of King Arthur British and American Arthurian Literature since 1800 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Michelle M. Sauer
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9781438108346

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The Facts on File Companion to British Poetry Before 1600 by Michelle M. Sauer Pdf

Some of the most important authors in British poetry left their mark onliterature before 1600, including Geoffrey Chaucer, Edmund Spenser, and, of course, William Shakespeare. "The Facts On File Companion to British Poetry before 1600"is an encyclopedic guide to British poetry from the beginnings to theyear 1600, featuring approximately 600 entries ranging in length from300 to 2,500 words.

Author : Elizabeth Archibald,Ad Putter
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 54,7 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 : Joan Passey
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786839923

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Cornish Gothic, 1830-1913 by Joan Passey Pdf

This book asks why so many authors drew on Cornwall for inspiration across the long nineteenth century, and considers the seismic cultural changes in Cornwall that spurred this interest – from the collapse of the mining industry to the developing national rail network; from the birth of tourism to the neomedieval rise in interest in King Arthur. Understanding frequently overlooked Cornwall in this period is vital to understanding Gothic literature, the Victorian imagination, intellectual and creative networks, and attitudes towards regionality. The first part of the book considers landscape and legend, defining a mining Gothic tradition, exposing the shipwreck as Gothic mastertrope, and demonstrating how antiquarians drew from Cornish legends and lore. The second part explores encounters with modernity, investigating the impact of railway expansion on access to Cornwall, the development of a Cornish King Arthur as a key figure of Victorian masculinity, and the specific features of the Cornish ghost story.

Author : Sally Dugan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317176169

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Baroness Orczy's The Scarlet Pimpernel by Sally Dugan Pdf

Since its publication in 1905, The Scarlet Pimpernel has experienced global success, not only as a novel but in theatrical and film adaptations. Sally Dugan charts the history of Baroness Orczy's elusive hero, from the novel's origins through its continuing afterlife, including postmodern appropriations of the myth. Drawing on archival research in Britain, the United States and Australia, her study shows for the first time how Orczy's nationalistic superhero was originally conceived as an anarchist Pole plotting against Tsarist Russia, rather than a counter-revolutionary Englishman. Dugan explores the unique blend of anarchy, myth and magic that emerged from the story's astonishing and complex beginnings and analyses the enduring elements of the legend. To his creator, the Pimpernel was not simply a swashbuckling hero but an English gentleman spreading English values among benighted savages. Dugan investigates the mystery of why this imperialist crusader has not only survived the decline of the meta-narratives surrounding his birth, but also continues to enthrall a multinational audience. Offering readers insights into the Pimpernel's appearances in print, in film and on the stage, Dugan provides a nuanced picture of the trope of the Scarlet Pimpernel and an explanation of the phenomenon's durability.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004306387

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The Harp and the Constitution by Anonim Pdf

The Harp and the Constitution consists of eleven essays charting the unexpected ways in which the Celts and Goths were reinvented in Britain and other European countries through the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries – becoming not just mythologised races, but lending their names to entire value systems.

Author : Helen Fulton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 51,9 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 : M. Sherwood
Publisher : Springer
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781137288905

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Tennyson and the Fabrication of Englishness by M. Sherwood Pdf

Through an examination of Tennyson's 'domestic poetry' - his portrayals of England and the English - in their changing nineteenth-century context, this book demonstrates that many of his representations were 'fabrications', more idealized than real, which played a vital part in the country's developing identity and sense of its place in the world.

Author : Ann F. Howey,Stephen Ray Reimer
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 806 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9781843840688

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A Bibliography of Modern Arthuriana (1500-2000) by Ann F. Howey,Stephen Ray Reimer Pdf

Annotated bibliography of the Arthurian legend in modern English-language fiction, not only in literary texts, but in television, music, and art. The legend of Arthur has been a source of fascination for writers and artists in English since the fifteenth century, when Thomas Malory drew together for the first time in English a variety of Arthurian stories from a number of sources to form the Morte Darthur. It increased in popularity during the Victorian era, when after Tennyson's treatment of the legend, not only authors and dramatists, but painters, musicians, and film-makers found a sourceof inspiration in the Arthurian material. This interdisciplinary, annotated bibliography lists the Arthurian legend in modern English-language fiction, from 1500 to 2000, including literary texts, film, television, music, visual art, and games. It will prove an invaluable source of reference for students of literary and visual arts, general readers, collectors, librarians, and cultural historians--indeed, by anyone interested in the history of the waysin which Camelot has figured in post-medieval English-speaking cultures. ANN F. HOWEY is Assistant Professor at Brock University, Canada; STEPHEN R. REIMER is Associate Professor at the University of Alberta, Canada

Author : C. Boyce,P. Finnerty,A. Millim
Publisher : Springer
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781137007940

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Victorian Celebrity Culture and Tennyson's Circle by C. Boyce,P. Finnerty,A. Millim Pdf

Tennyson experienced at first hand the all-pervasive nature of celebrity culture. It caused him to retreat from the eyes of the world. This book delineates Tennyson's reluctant celebrity and its effects on his writings, on his coterie of famous and notable friends and on the ever-expanding, media-led circle of Tennyson's admirers.

Author : Gerard Manley Hopkins
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 780 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199534005

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The Collected Works of Gerard Manley Hopkins by Gerard Manley Hopkins Pdf

This volume, the latest in Oxford's edition of The Collected Works of Gerard Manley Hopkins, presents Hopkins at his most private and self-considering: there are mundane memoranda about neckties to purchase or letters to write, but also exacting revisions of poems. There are entries of quiet rapture, his attention caught by the unexpected sight of a bluebell or "some delicate flying shafted ashes...between which the sun sent straight bright slenderish panes of silver sunbeams down the slant towards the eye." Paintings, sculptures, and works of literature are stringently assessed, his aesthetic principles freely exercised. There are also nightmares relived; undergraduate "sins" unsparingly recorded; "signs" of heavenly mercy carefully noted; small acts of "kindness" from others, both unexpected and restorative, gratefully acknowledged. Like most diarists, Hopkins was committed to life-writing practices not simply to itemize his daily activities, but to explore the possibilities of textual "selving." The space of the page was the opportunity, incitement, and necessity of reporting what had been seen, what had been felt, what had been feared, in order both to memorialize the experiences and to make possible subsequent re-readings. Thus, the diaries and notebooks are a summary of the present and an investment in-even a prediction of-future responses. The entries extend from September 1863, during his second term at Oxford, until February 1875, while studying theology as a Jesuit in his beloved Wales, and from February 1884 until July 1885, while Hopkins was living at a "third remove" in Dublin, Ireland as a Classics Professor at University College and Fellow of the Royal University of Ireland.