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The influence and significance of the legend of Arthur are fully demonstrated by the subject matter and time-span of articles here, ranging from a mid twelfth-century Latin vita of the Welsh saint Dyfrig to the early modern Arthur of the Dutch. Topics addressed include the reasons for Edward III's abandonment of the Order of the Round Table; the 1368 relocation of Arthur's tomb at Glastonbury Abbey; the evidence for our knowledge of the French manuscript sources for Malory's first tale, in particular the 'Suite du Merlin'; and the central role played by Cornwall in Malory's literary worldview. Meanwhile, a survey of the pan-European aspects of medieval Arthurian literature, considering key characters in both familiar and less familiar languages such as Old Norse and Hebrew, further outlines its popularity and impact.
Author(s): Elizabeth Archibald, David F. Johnson (eds.)
Publisher: D. S. Brewer
Year: 2012
Language: English
Pages: 256
City: Cambridge
List of Illustrations vi
General Editors’ Foreword vii
List of Contributors ix
I. Edward III’s Abandoned Order of the Round Table / Christopher Berard 1
II. King Arthur’s Tomb at Glastonbury: The Relocation of 1368 in Context / Julian Luxford 41
III. Benedict of Gloucester’s 'Vita Sancti Dubricii': An Edition and Translation / Joshua Byron Smith 53
IV. New Evidence for an Interest in Arthurian Literature in the Dutch Low Countries in the Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Centuries / Sjoerd Levelt 101
V. Malory’s Source-Manuscript for the First Tale of 'Le Morte Darthur' / P. J. C. Field 111
VI. Malory’s Sources – and Arthur’s Sisters – Revisited / Linda Gowans 121
VII. Peace, Justice and Retinue-Building in Malory’s 'The Tale of Sir Gareth of Orkney' / Ryan Naughton 143
VIII. Mapping Malory’s 'Morte': The (Physical) Place and (Narrative) Space of Cornwall / Dorsey Armstrong 161
IX. The Fringes of Arthurian Fiction / Bart Besamusca and Jessica Quinlan 191
