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A survey of critical attention devoted to Arthurian matters.
This book offers the first comprehensive and analytical account of the development of Arthurian scholarship from the eighteenth century, or earlier, to the present day. The chapters, each written by an expert in the area under discussion, present scholarly trends and evaluate major contributions to the study of the numerous different strands which make up the Arthurian material: origins, Grail studies, editing and translation of Arthurian texts, medieval and modern literatures (in English and European languages), art and film. The result is an indispensable resource for students and a valuable guide for anyone with a serious interest in the Arthurian legend.
Contributors:NORRIS LACY, TONY HUNT, KEITH BUSBY, JANE TAYLOR, CHRISTOPHER SNYDER, RICHARD BARBER, SIAN ECHARD, GERALD MORGAN, ALBRECHT CLASSEN, ROGER DALRYMPLE, BART BESAMUSCA, MARIANNE E. KALINKE, BARBARA MILLER, CHRISTOPHER KLEINHENZ, MURIEL WHITAKER, JEANNE FOX-FRIEDMAN, DANIEL NASTALI, KEVIN J. HARTY
NORRIS J. LACY is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of French and Medieval Studies at Pennsylvania State University.
This book offers the first comprehensive and analytical account of the development of Arthurian scholarship from the eighteenth century, or earlier, to the present day. The chapters, each written by an expert in the area under discussion, present scholarly trends and evaluate major contributions to the study of the numerous different strands which make up the Arthurian material: origins, Grail studies, editing and translation of Arthurian texts, medieval and modern literatures (in English and European languages), art and film. The result is an indispensable resource for students and a valuable guide for anyone with a serious interest in the Arthurian legend.
Contributors:NORRIS LACY, TONY HUNT, KEITH BUSBY, JANE TAYLOR, CHRISTOPHER SNYDER, RICHARD BARBER, SIAN ECHARD, GERALD MORGAN, ALBRECHT CLASSEN, ROGER DALRYMPLE, BART BESAMUSCA, MARIANNE E. KALINKE, BARBARA MILLER, CHRISTOPHER KLEINHENZ, MURIEL WHITAKER, JEANNE FOX-FRIEDMAN, DANIEL NASTALI, KEVIN J. HARTY
NORRIS J. LACY is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of French and Medieval Studies at Pennsylvania State University.
Price: $130.00
Pages: 304
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: D.S.Brewer
Publication Date:
16 February 2006
Trim Size: 9.21 X 6.14 in
ISBN: 9781843840695
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval
Offers up some very fine analyses of the critical traditions of Arthurian history, literature, art and cinema. The impact of this book will be felt throughout the field of Arthurian studies and resonate for many years to some.[...]This book is a triumph of research and criticism, and should be required reading for all Arthurian scholars, no matter their field or sub-speciality.
Arthurian Origins - Christopher A. Snyder
The Search for Sources: The Case of the Grail - Richard Barber
Editing Arthuriana - Tony Hunt
Translation of Medieval Arthurian Literature - Norris J. Lacy
Latin Arthurian Literature - Sian Echard
Welsh Arthurian Literature - Gerald Morgan
Medieval French Literature - Keith Busby and Jane H. M. Taylor
Medieval German Arthurian Literature - Albrecht Classen
Middle English Arthurian Literature - Roger Dalrymple
Medieval Dutch Literature - Bart Besamusca
Scandinavian Arthurian Literature - Marianne Kalinke
Hispanic Arthurian Literature - Barbara D Miller
Italian Arthurian Literature - Christopher Kleinhenz
Early Arthurian Art - Muriel Whitaker
Modern Arthurian Art - Jeanne Fox-Friedman
Modern Literature in English - Daniel P Nastali
Cinema Arthuriana - Kevin J Harty
The Search for Sources: The Case of the Grail - Richard Barber
Editing Arthuriana - Tony Hunt
Translation of Medieval Arthurian Literature - Norris J. Lacy
Latin Arthurian Literature - Sian Echard
Welsh Arthurian Literature - Gerald Morgan
Medieval French Literature - Keith Busby and Jane H. M. Taylor
Medieval German Arthurian Literature - Albrecht Classen
Middle English Arthurian Literature - Roger Dalrymple
Medieval Dutch Literature - Bart Besamusca
Scandinavian Arthurian Literature - Marianne Kalinke
Hispanic Arthurian Literature - Barbara D Miller
Italian Arthurian Literature - Christopher Kleinhenz
Early Arthurian Art - Muriel Whitaker
Modern Arthurian Art - Jeanne Fox-Friedman
Modern Literature in English - Daniel P Nastali
Cinema Arthuriana - Kevin J Harty