The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend
The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend
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The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend offers a comprehensive survey of the Arthurian legends in all their manifestations, from the earliest medieval texts to their appearances in contemporary culture. Essential reading for Arthurian scholars, medievalists, and for those interested in myth and legend.
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The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend by Alan Lupack
The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend is both a critical history of the Arthurian tradition and a reference guide to Arthurian works, names, and symbols. It offers a comprehensive survey of the legends in all of their manifestations, from their origins in medieval literature to their adaptation in modern literature, arts, film, and popular culture. Not only does it analyse familiar Arthurian characters and themes, it also demonstrates the tremendous continuity of the legends by examining the ways that they have been reinterpreted over the years. For instance, the motif of the abduction of Guinevere can be traced from Chrétien de Troyes's Lancelot or the Knight of the Cart and the vulgate cycle of French romances in the 13th century, to Malory's retelling of the story in the Morte d'Arthur, through various modern adaptations like those in T. H. White's The Once and Future King and the contemporary film First Knight. This indispensable reference guide contains seven essays that trace the development of the Arthurian legend, encyclopedic entries, bibliographies, and a comprehensive index. The essays explore the chronicle and romance traditions, the influence of Malory, the Grail legend, the figures of Gawain and Merlin, and the story of Tristan and Isolt. The entries, which highlight key Arthurian characters, symbols, and places, offer quick and easy references. The extensive chapter-by-chapter bibliographies, which are subdivided by topic, augment the general bibliography of Arthurian resources. Comprehensive in its analysis and hypertextual in its approach, The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend is an essential reference book for Arthurian scholars, medievalists, and for those interested in cultural studies of myth and legend.
Alan Lupack is Director of the Robbins Library and Adjunct Professor of English at the University of Rochester, New York. He was formerly president of the North American Branch of the International Arthurian Society. He has written extensively on medieval and modern Arthurian literature and edited a number of Arthurian texts and journals. He created The Camelot Project, an award-winning database of Arthurian texts, images, bibliographies, and information.
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ISBN 13 | 9780199215096 |
ISBN 10 | 019921509X |
Title | The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend |
Author | Alan Lupack |
Series | Oxford Quick Reference |
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Binding type | Paperback |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Year published | 2007-04-26 |
Number of pages | 512 |
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