Fortunes of King Arthur, 1843840618, £50.00/$95.00, 252pp, 2005

The Fortunes of King Arthur
Edited by Norris J. Lacy

The essays in this volume offer a general overview and a number of detailed examinations of Arthur's fortunes, in two senses. First is the role of Fortune itself, often personified and consistently instrumental, in accounts of Arthur's court and reign. More generally the articles trace the trajectory of the Arthurian legend - its birth, rise and decline - through the middle ages. The final essay follows the continued turning of Fortune's wheel, emphasizing the modern revival and flourishing of the legend. The authors, all distinguished Arthurian scholars, illustrate their arguments through studies of early Latin and Welsh sources, chronicles, romances [in English, French, German, Italian, Latin and Welsh], manuscript illustration and modern literary texts.
Contributors: CHRISTOPHER A. SNYDER, SIN ECHARD, EDWARD DONALD KENNEDY, W.R.J. BARRON, DENNIS H. GREEN, NORRIS LACY, CERIDWEN LLOYD-MORGAN, JOAN TASKER GRIMBERT, ALISON STONES, NEIL THOMAS, JANE H.M. TAYLOR, CAROLINE D. ECKHARDT AND ALAN C LUPACK.

DETAILS
1 colour illustrations
35 b/w illustrations
288 pages
Size: 23.4 x 15.6 cm
10 digit ISBN: 1843840618
13 digit ISBN: 9781843840619
Binding: Hardback
First published: 24/Nov/2005
Price: 95.00 USD / 50.00 GBP
Imprint: D. S. Brewer
Series: Arthurian Studies
Subject: Medieval Literature

BIC class: CSB

STATUS: Available
Details updated on 03/07/2008

Contents

1		Arthur and Kingship in the Historia Brittonum Christopher A. Snyder
2		`For Mortals are Moved by these Conditions': Fate, Fortune and Providence in Geoffrey of Monmouth Sian Echard
3		Visions of History: Robert de Boron and English Arthurian Chroniclers Edward Donald Kennedy
4		Bruttene Deorling: An Arthur for Every Age
5		King Arthur: From History to Fiction Dennis H Green
6		Welsh Tradition in Calais: Elis Gruffydd and his Biography of King Arthur Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan
7		The Ambiguous Fortunes of Arthur: The Lancelot-Grail and Beyond Norris J Lacy
8		Changing the Equation: The Impact of Tristan-Love on Arthur's Court in the Prose Tristan and La Tavola Ritonda Joan Tasker Grimbert
9		Illustration and the Fortunes of Arthur Alison Stones
10		The Fortunes of Arthur in the Later German Romances Neil E. Thomas
11		The Knight and the Parrot: Writing the Quest at the End of the Middle Ages Jane H. M. Taylor
12		Reconsidering Malory Caroline Eckhardt
13		`The Old Order Changeth': King Arthur in the Modern World Alan Lupack

Reviews
A varied collection, but one which responds to the dual perspective of the volume's title, and which yields many rewarding insights. FRENCH STUDIES
The contributors are major scholars who write well and whose essays offer significant contributions. ARTHURIANA

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