The Romance of Arthur: An Anthology of Medieval Texts in TranslationNorris J. Lacy, James J. Wilhelm Routledge, 2015 M07 17 - 584 pages 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:
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. |
Contents
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3 Culhwch and Olwen | 28 |
4 Arthur in Geoffrey of Monmouth | 58 |
5 Wace Roman de Brut Merlin Episodes and The Birth and Rise of Arthur | 88 |
6 Layamon Brut The Death of Arthur | 100 |
7 Chrétien de Troyes Lancelot or The Knight of the Cart | 112 |
8 Chrétien de Troyes Perceval or The Story of the Grail Grail excerpts | 181 |
14 Thomas of Britain Romance of Tristran Tristrans Marriage Soliloquy and The Ending translated by Joan Tasker Grimbert The Hall of Statues epis... | 282 |
15 Marie de France Chevrefueil The Honeysuckle and Lanval | 294 |
16 Cantare on the Death of Tristan | 315 |
17 The Prose Merlin and the Suite du Merlin Episodes | 324 |
18 The Rise of Gawain Nephew of Arthur | 377 |
19 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | 409 |
20 The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle | 476 |
21 The Alliterative Morte Arthure Excerpts | 501 |
9 Wolfram von Eschenbach Parzival Excerpt from Book IX translated by Cyril Edwards | 193 |
10 The Quest for the Holy Grail The Grail Liturgy translated by E Jane Burns | 207 |
11 Selected Lyrics | 215 |
12 The Saga of the Mantle | 223 |
13 Béroul The Romance of Tristran | 236 |
22 Sir Thomas Malory Le Morte Darthur The Sword in the Stone and Arthurs dream his battle with Mordred and his death | 542 |
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The Romance of Arthur: An Anthology of Medieval Texts in Translation Norris J. Lacy,James J. Wilhelm No preview available - 2013 |
The Romance of Arthur: An Anthology of Medieval Texts in Translation Norris J. Lacy,James J. Wilhelm No preview available - 2013 |