The Arthur of the French : the Arthurian legend in medieval French and Occitan literature / / Glyn S Burgess and Karen Pratt

• Autore: Burgess Glyn S
• Pubblicazione: Cardiff, England : , : University of Wales Press, , [2006]; ©2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (521 pages)
• Disciplina: 843.109351
• Soggetto topico: Arthurian romances - History and criticism; French literature - To 1500 - History and criticism
• Persona (resp. second.): PrattKaren
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- The Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- I. The Manuscripts -- II. The Arthur of the Chronicles -- III. The Tristan Legend in Old French Verse -- IV. Chrétien de Troyes -- V. Arthur in the Narrative Lay -- VI. Perceval and the Grail: The Continuations, Robert de Boron and Perlesvaus -- VII. Lancelot with and without the Grail: Lancelot do Lac and the Vulgate Cycle -- VIII. The Prose Tristan -- IX. Rewriting Prose Romance: The Post-Vulgate Roman du Graal and Related Texts -- X. Arthurian Verse Romance in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries -- XI. Manuscript Compilations of Verse Romances -- XII. Late Medieval Arthurian Literature -- XIII. The Arthurian Tradition in Occitan Literature -- XIV. Arthur in Modern French Fiction and Film -- Notes -- General Bibliography.
• Sommario/riassunto: A comprehensive study of medieval Arthurian literature, comprising of literary explorations together with chapters on the political and social manifestations of the Arthurian legend and the influence of continental romance traditions.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Arthur of the French
• ISBN: 1-78683-744-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910795161203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Arthurian Literature in the Middle Ages