{"product_id":"arthurian-romance-9780631233206","title":"Arthurian Romance","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis witty and accessible book traces the history of Arthurian romance from medieval to modern times, explaining its enduring appeal.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces the history of Arthurian romance from medieval to modern times.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers art and films as well as the great literary works of Arthurian romance.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws out the changing political, moral and emotional uses of the story.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains the enduring appeal of the Arthurian legend.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by an author with vast knowledge of medieval literature.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this succinct yet remarkably inclusive book, one of the great English medievalists of our time takes a genuinely European view of the great Arthurian saga. Vastly erudite yet companionable in style, Pearsall succeeds admirably in conveying the pleasures of reading, and in encouraging us to read, the unfolding and unravelling adverntures of Arthur and Guinevere, Lancelot and Merlin.\" \u003ci\u003eDavid Wallace, Judith Rodin Professor and Chair, University of Pennsylvania\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003ePearsall is a a knowledgeable, astute, and witty guide who writes for all those captivated by Arthurian stories. He unravels the tangled web of medieval romance in England, France, and Germany, explores the 'second coming' of Arthurian themes in the romantic revival of the nineteenth century, and shows how the potent mixture of ennobling love, violence, political idealism, chivalry, pathos, tragedy, myth, honour and shame continues to appeal to our present day and age. Pearsall is a seasoned interpreter whose virtuoso readings of the key texts of Arthurian romance, from Geoffrey of Monmouth to Monty Python, will delight and instruct.\" \u003ci\u003ePeter Brown, University of Kent at Canterbury\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The author's mastery of the Arthurian tradition results in a book that is both stimulating and learned.\" \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"a book that is, itself, a pleasure to read, both entertaining and erudite. [...] The book's economy and easy-going style should make it appealing to the non-specialist, but Pearsall's scholarly depth and range add a lustre that even the most sophisticated reader will appreciate.\" \u003ci\u003eMLR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. The Early Arthur:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is The Historical Evidence af A `Real' Arthur?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeoffrey of Monmouth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWace, Roman De Brut.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLayamon's Brut.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. The Romancing of The Arthurian Story; Chrétien De Troyes:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Chivalric Love Romance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChrétien De Troyes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLancelot, Ou Le Chevalier De La Charrette.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eErec Et Enide.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCligés.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYvain, Ou Le Chevalier Au Lion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerceval, Ou Le Conte Du Graal, and Its Continuations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. The European Flourishing of Arthurian Romance; Lancelot, Tristan, Parzival:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedieval French Arthurian Romance In Prose and Verse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThurian Romance In Medieval Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArthurian Romance In Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGottfried Von Strassburg, Tristan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Arthur, Lancelot, and Gawain In Ricardian England:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Alliterative Morte Arthure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Stanzaic Morte Arthur.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSir Gawain and The Green Knight.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Malory's Morte D'Arthur:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication and Author.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Winchester Manuscript.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBook I (Caxton's Books 1-4).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBooks II, III And IV (Caxton's Books 5-7).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBook V, `Sir Tristram of Lyones' (Caxton's Books 8-12).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBook VI, `The Tale of The Sankgreal' (Caxton's Books 13-17).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBooks VII And VIII (Caxton's Books 18-21).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Romance of Adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Tragedy of Lancelot.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. The Arthurian Sleep and The Romantic Revival; Tennyson's Idylls of The King:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdmund Spenser.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArthur In The Seventeenth Century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArthur In The Eighteenth Century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSir Walter Scott.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e`The Return To Camelot'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTennyson's Idylls of The King.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVictorian Arthurianism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Mark Twain, T.H.White, John Steinbeck, and The Modern Arthur:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eT.H.White, The Once and Future King.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Steinbeck, The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Modern Arthur: Novels and Films.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography of Works Cited and Further Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403455603031,"sku":"9780631233206","price":29.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631233206.jpg?v=1730483525","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/arthurian-romance-9780631233206","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}