From the twelfth century on, the legends of King Arthur and his knights spread across Europe, resulting in a wide range of adaptations and often completely new stories. Central to this expansion were the Germans and the Dutch, both of whom contributed works of outstanding quality. This edited collection surveys German and Dutch Arthurian literature, all the while documenting how the legends were modified as they came into contact with northern and central European traditions. "The Arthur of the Germans "will appeal to students and scholars of medieval literature and anyone interested in...
From the twelfth century on, the legends of King Arthur and his knights spread across Europe, resulting in a wide range of adaptations and often co...
The English think of Arthur as their own stamped on the landscape in scores of place names and echoed in the names of their princes. This book, which brings together the work of leading international scholars, is the first comprehensive treatment of Arthurian legend in English life and literature. Literary studies are interspersed with chapters on the political and social manifestations of the Arthurian legend, the influence of continental romance tradition, and the impact of the medieval legacy to later centuries of English literature. This edition also includes a chapter dealing with...
The English think of Arthur as their own stamped on the landscape in scores of place names and echoed in the names of their princes. This book, whi...
Though we think of King Arthur as archetypically British, the spread of the Arthurian legends was international, extending, among other places, to the Iberian Peninsula, where they had a deep influence and inspired such literary works as the chivalric romances parodied by Cervantes in "Don Quixote." Iberia was also the conduit through which these legends travelled to the Americas. "The Arthur of the Iberians" explores not only medieval and Renaissance texts, but also modern Arthurian fiction, the global spread of the legends in the Spanish and Portuguese worlds, and the social impacts of...
Though we think of King Arthur as archetypically British, the spread of the Arthurian legends was international, extending, among other places, to the...
