The Arthurian Legend
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The Arthurian Legend

Comparison of Treatment in Modern and Mediaeval Literature

Margaret J. C. Reid

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The Arthurian Legend

Comparison of Treatment in Modern and Mediaeval Literature

Margaret J. C. Reid

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First published in 1938, this study explores the reception of the mythology of King Arthur by modern poets and playwrights. More specifically, the author explores the lineage of the legendary material since the first edition of Malory in 1485, exploring a vast range of artists who have made use of it: Spenser, Milton and Dryden, Wordsworth, Tennyson, Hardy, Matthew Arnold, and even Wagner.

The conclusion is that although the myths have never occupied as central a place as the Classical or Biblical heritage, nonetheless the tales of King Arthur will continue to encapsulate romantic ideals and aspirations.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2014
ISBN
9781317656678
Edition
1
INDEX
Titles of published works are printed in italic.
Amour courtois, 1, 4
Anfortas, King, in Parzival, 167, 168, 169, 172
ā€œAnnales CambriƦ,ā€ 16
Arderydd, battle of, 71
Arnold, Matthew, ā€œTristram and Iseult,ā€ 240
Artegal, 73
Arthur, 1, 12, 49, 53
as chieftain, 53
as culture hero, 117
birth of, 74
death of, 22, 27
feudal, 20
historical, 14
in Chronicles, 14ā€“29
in eighteenth century, 35ā€“41
in Mabinogion, 120
in Malory, 28
in metrical romances (English), 59ā€“64
in seventeenth century, 34ā€“35
in sixteenth century, 30ā€“33
in Tennyson, 137
in Tristram of Lyonesse, 213
mythical Arthur, 14
slayer of monsters, 120
tomb of Arthur, 151
See below under ā€œAvowynge of Arthur,ā€ also ā€œAuntres of Arthure,ā€ etc.
Arthur, return of, in Don Quixote, 245
Arthurian myth, value of, 250, 262
Astolat, maiden of, 92ā€“3
ā€œAuntres of Arthure at the Terne Wathelyn,ā€ 63
Avalon, 22, 26, 42, 111, 131. See also Glastonbury
ā€œAvowynge of Arthur,ā€ 63
Balan. See Balin and Balan
Balen. See under Swinburne
Balin (Balen) and Balan, in Malory, 159. See under Tennyson and Swinburne
Ballads, 11, 12, 35, 96
Beardsley, Aubrey, illustrator of Malory, 208
Bedevere (Bedwyr, Bedivere), 1, 27
slayer of monsters, 120
BĆ©dier, Joseph, ed. Tristan, 12, 191
BĆ©roul, 208, 213, 214, 215, 282
and Masefield, 238
Tristan of, 192
Binyon, Laurence, Arthur, a play, 49, 107
ā€œTristramā€™s End,ā€ Ode, 220ā€“223
Black Book of CƦrmarthen, 71, 113. See also under Skene, W. F., ed.
Borron (Boron), Robert de, ed. ā€œJoseph of Arimathea,ā€ 72
ā€œMerlin,ā€ 72
ā€œPercev...

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