Charles Moorman

Broschiertes Buch

The Book of Kyng Arthur

The Unity of Malory's Morte Darthur

Beschreibung

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, indicate

Autor

Charles Moorman is a professor of English at the University of Southern Mississippi and author of Arthurian Triptych: Mythic Materials in Charles Williams, C.S. Lewis, and T.S. Eliot.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of Kentucky
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 181g
• ISBN-13: 9780813153605
• ISBN-10: 0813153603
• Artikelnr.: 40950456