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A New study of Malory's sources reveals much about how the work was created and about Malory himself. The first book-length study of the sources of Sir Thomas Malory's 'Morte Darthur' since 1921 and the first comprehensive study since that of Vinaver's three-volume edition, 'Malory's Library' collects the results of over one hundred years of scholarship, providing new discussions of the major sources of the eight tales recognised in the standard edition. It also, for the first time, explores possible minor sources of the 'Morte Darthur', evaluating the case for them to see what conclusions may be drawn of Malory's life, work, and mental furnishings. In so doing, it clarifies the process by which Malory created his work. It shows that Malory carried an eclectic body of literature in his mind and worked at least partly from memory; and it illuminates his interest in characters of his own social class, the breadth of his enthusiasm for Arthurian literature, and the depth of his commitment to provide his countrymen with 'the hoole book of kyng Arthur and of his noble knyghtes of the Round Table'. RALPH NORRIS teaches in the Department of English at Kennesaw State University.
Arthurian romances --- History and criticism. --- Malory, Thomas, --- Sources. --- Arthurian literature. --- Malory. --- Morte Darthur. --- Round Table. --- author. --- chivalry. --- creation. --- literature. --- medieval literature. --- noble knights. --- sources.
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The theme of the quest in Arthurian literature - mainly but not exclusively the Grail quest - is explored in the essays presented here, covering French, Dutch, Norse, German, and English texts. A number of the essays trace the relationship, often negative, between Arthurian chivalry and the Grail ethos. Whereas most of the contributors reflect on the popularity of the Grail quest, several examine the comparative rarity of the Grail in certain literatures and define the elaboration of quest motifs severed from the Grail material. An appendix to the volume offers a filmography that includes all the cinematic treatments of the Grail, either as central theme or minor motif. This book will appeal to students, scholars, and general readers fascinated by the Arthurian and Grail legends. CONTRIBUTORS: NORRIS J. LACY, ANTONIO FURTADO, WILL HASTY, RICHARD TRACHSLER, MARIANNE E. KALINKE, MARTINE MEUWESE, DAVID F. JOHNSON, PHILLIP BOARDMAN, CAROLINE D. ECKHARDT, P.J.C. FIELD, JAMES P. CARLEY, RICHARD BARBER, KEVIN J. HARTY.
Comparative literature --- Arthur [King] --- Quests (Expeditions) in literature. --- Grail in motion pictures. --- Quête (Littérature) --- Graal au cinéma --- Quête (Littérature) --- Graal au cinéma --- Arthurian romances --- Chivalry in literature --- Grail in motion pictures --- Grail --- Quests (Expeditions) in literature --- Quests in literature --- Graal --- Gral --- Gréal --- Holy Grail --- Sangraal --- Sangreal --- Chalices --- Folklore --- Motion pictures --- History and criticism --- Legends&delete& --- Chivalry in literature. --- Legends --- History and criticism. --- Cycle d'Arthur --- Chevalerie dans la littérature --- Légendes --- Histoire et critique --- King Arthur [Fictitious character] --- Arthur (Cycle). (Collection) --- Arthurromans. (Reeks) --- Arthurian Literature. --- Chivalry. --- Filmography. --- Grail Ethos. --- Grail Quest. --- Quest Motifs.
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