Flint F. Johnson

Origins of Arthurian Romances

Early Sources for the Legends of Tristan, the Grail and the Abduction of the Queen

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

There are three archetypal and widespread Arthurian stories--the abduction of Guinevere, the Holy Grail, and Tristan. Through the author's painstaking research of the literature and comparative literature of the stories, and by studying the history, laws, and archaeology of the post-Roman period, a new methodology was found for approaching sources. This led to strong reasons for making a number of groundbreaking conclusions. Arthurian literature is a potential wealth of information on Arthur's Britain. More importantly, the nature of the holy grail has been in the grail literature and related materials all along.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. August 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 390g
• ISBN-13: 9780786468584
• ISBN-10: 0786468580
• Artikelnr.: 36267313

Autorenporträt

Flint F. Johnson is an independent scholar whose academic areas of interest include post-Roman British history, Heroic Age Greek and Norse history, and the cultures existing before the first river valley civilizations. He lives in Hudson, Wisconsin.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface Source Abbreviations Introduction Part One: The Abduction of the Queen
1.
Introduction to the Material
2.
Chrétien's Known Sources and In
uences
3.
The Characters and Their Roles
4.
Literary Tools for Supplementary Material
5.
Motifs and Details: Clues of Celtic Origins
6.
The Sixth Century in Chrétien
7.
Conclusion Part Two: The Holy Object
8.
Introduction to Le Conte du Graal
9.
Philip of Flanders, Life and In
uences 10.
Grail Theories 11.
The Characters and Their Roles 12.
Literary Tools for Supplementary Material 13.
Religion in Fifth and Sixth Century Britain 14.
Motifs and Details: Clues of Celtic Origins 15.
The Sixth Century in Chrétien 16.
Conclusion Part Three: Tristan 17.
Introduction to the Tristan Legend 18.
The Characters and Their Roles 19.
Thomas of Britain 20.
The Literary Source Material 21.
Motifs and Details: Clues of Celtic Origins 22.
The Sixth Century in Tristan 23.
Conclusion Appendix: Additional Thoughts Chapter Notes Bibliography Index