Karen Cherewatuk; Kevin S Whetter; Cory James Rushton; Edward Donald Kennedy; James Noble D. S. Brewer (2009) Saatavuus: Tilaustuote Kovakantinen kirja
D. S. Brewer Sivumäärä: 278 sivua Asu: Kovakantinen kirja Julkaisuvuosi: 2009, 19.11.2009 (lisätietoa) Kieli: Englanti
The motif of death and dying traced through over a thousand years of the English Arthurian tradition.
It is arguably the tragic end to Arthur's kingdom which gives the myth its exceptional resonance and power. The essays in this volume explore the presentation of death and dying in Arthurian literature and film produced in Englandand America from the middle ages to the modern day. Authors, texts and topics covered include Geoffrey of Monmouth, the chronicle tradition, and the alliterative Morte Arthure; Gawain and the Green Knight, Ywain and Gawain, the stanzaic Morte Arthur, and Malory's Morte Darthur; Tennyson's Idylls, Pyle's retelling of the myth for American children, David Jones, T.H. White, Donald Barthelme, Rosalind Miles and Parke Godwin. Featured films include Knight Rider, Excalibur, First Knight, and King Arthur.
CONTRIBUTORS: Sian Echard, Edward Donald Kennedy, Karen Cherewatuk, Michael W. Twomey, K. S. Whetter, Thomas Crofts, MichaelWenthe, Lisa Robeson, Cory James Rushton, Janina P. Traxler, James Noble, Julie Nelson Couch, Samantha Rayner, Kevin J. Harty
Contributions by: Cory James Rushton, Edward Donald Kennedy, James Noble, Janina P Traxler, Julie Nelson Couch, Karen Cherewatuk, Kevin J Harty, Kevin S Whetter, Lisa G. Robeson, Michael W. Twomey, Michael Wenthe, Samantha J. Rayner, Sian Echard, Thomas H. Crofts
