During the late 12th century, the Arthurian legends first took their form in the imagination of French-speaking romancers. Foremost among these poets was the great Chretien de Troyes, credited with incorporating into the Arthurian tradition the quest for the Holy Grail and the adulterous affair between Lancelot and Guinevere. This critical text explores the French roots of the legends and the source material of the individual characters, with special attention to the creative role played by de Troyes, whose contribution to the saga continues to shape and inform the modern imagination.
During the late 12th century, the Arthurian legends first took their form in the imagination of French-speaking romancers. Foremost among these poets was the great Chretien de Troyes, credited with incorporating into the Arthurian tradition the quest for the Holy Grail and the adulterous affair between Lancelot and Guinevere. This critical text explores the French roots of the legends and the source material of the individual characters, with special attention to the creative role played by de Troyes, whose contribution to the saga continues to shape and inform the modern imagination.
William Farina has written books on Arthurian legend, early Christianity, the American Civil War, Shakespeare and baseball. He lives in Chicago and works as a real estate consultant for the federal government.
Inhaltsangabe
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction PART I. LITERARY THEMES: THE POET 1. Everyone Knows Lancelot Was French 2. Arabic Roots 3. From Wales to Brittany and Beyond 4. Medieval Feminism 5. Cligès, the Anti-Tristan 6. A Melting Pot of Ideas 7. The Desecration of Aquitaine 8. An Arthurian Geography Lesson 9. Geoffrey of Monmouth Proves Reading Is Believing PART II. HISTORICAL THEMES: THE KNIGHT 10. The Birth of Chivalry 11. Erec, Enide, and the Pitfalls of Happiness 12. The Achievement of Malory 13. Restless Second Sons 14. Legacy of the Crusader Kingdoms 15. Normans Gone Native 16. The Fragile and Hard-Won Sanity of Yvain 17. A Dreadful Foreboding PART III. RELIGIOUS THEMES: THE CLERGYMAN 18. Good Guys, Bad Guys, and No In-Betweens 19. The Problem with Merlin 20. Triumph of the Gothic 21. Perceval Gets Religion in Spite of Himself 22. The Grail and the Lance 23. Ecclesia Versus Synagoga 24. Chrétien Who? Conclusion Timeline of the High Middle Ages, 1000-1300 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction PART I. LITERARY THEMES: THE POET 1. Everyone Knows Lancelot Was French 2. Arabic Roots 3. From Wales to Brittany and Beyond 4. Medieval Feminism 5. Cligès, the Anti-Tristan 6. A Melting Pot of Ideas 7. The Desecration of Aquitaine 8. An Arthurian Geography Lesson 9. Geoffrey of Monmouth Proves Reading Is Believing PART II. HISTORICAL THEMES: THE KNIGHT 10. The Birth of Chivalry 11. Erec, Enide, and the Pitfalls of Happiness 12. The Achievement of Malory 13. Restless Second Sons 14. Legacy of the Crusader Kingdoms 15. Normans Gone Native 16. The Fragile and Hard-Won Sanity of Yvain 17. A Dreadful Foreboding PART III. RELIGIOUS THEMES: THE CLERGYMAN 18. Good Guys, Bad Guys, and No In-Betweens 19. The Problem with Merlin 20. Triumph of the Gothic 21. Perceval Gets Religion in Spite of Himself 22. The Grail and the Lance 23. Ecclesia Versus Synagoga 24. Chrétien Who? Conclusion Timeline of the High Middle Ages, 1000-1300 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Es gelten unsere Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen: www.buecher.de/agb
Impressum
www.buecher.de ist ein Shop der buecher.de GmbH & Co. KG Bürgermeister-Wegele-Str. 12, 86167 Augsburg Amtsgericht Augsburg HRA 13309
