The book of Kyng Arthur : the unity of Malory's Morte Darthur / / Charles Moorman
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Moorman Charles
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| Titolo: |
The book of Kyng Arthur : the unity of Malory's Morte Darthur / / Charles Moorman
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| Pubblicazione: | [Lexington, Kentucky] : , : University Press of Kentucky, , 1965 |
| ©1965 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (137 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 823.2 |
| Soggetto topico: | Arthurian romances - History and criticism |
| Rhetoric, Medieval | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Title; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Contents; Prologue; One: The Chronology of the Morte Darthur; Two: The Failure in Love: Iancelot and Guinevere; Three: The Failure in Religion: The Quest of the Sankgreall; Four: The Failure in Chivalry: Lot and Pellinore; Five: All Whole Together; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Beginning with a consideration of Malory's ingenious chronology, this study shows that Malory achieved thematic and structural unity by selecting from the great mass of Arthurian legend three narrative strands -- the intrigues of Lancelot and Guinevere, the Grail quest, and the feud between the houses of Lot and Pellinore -- using these to illustrate a single theme -- the rise, flowering, and downfall of an ideal civilization. This selection and use of diverse materials, Charles Moorman asserts, indicates clearly that Malory set to work with a preconceived plan and that he did achieve his purp |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The book of Kyng Arthur |
| ISBN: | 0-8131-6378-1 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910460691603321 |
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