Beginning with an introduction that examines the portrayal of the characters of Lancelot and Guinevere from their origins to the present day, this collection of 16 essays-five of which appear here for the first time-puts particular emphasis on the appearance of the two characters in medieval and modern literature. Besides several studies exploring feminist concerns, the volume features articles on the representation of the lovers in medieval manuscript illuminations (18 plates focus on scenes of their first kiss and the consummation of the adultery), in film, and in other visual arts. A 200-item bibliography completes the volume.
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In the development of Arthurian story Lancelot seems as it were to spring fully-formed from the mind of Chretien de Troyes in the late twelfth century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
immodest damsel, der frume, witte voet, metter mouwen, bet bert, rash boon, flawless hero, transvestite effect, perilous bed, altruistic woman, sword bridge, chivalric prowess, faery world, kiss image, courtly code, best knight, unknown knight, greatest knight, grail quest, ideal knight, accepted lover, three romances, verse romances, courtly lady, prose romance Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Round Table, Mort Artu, Old French, Lancelot Compilation, Fair Unknown, Lady of the Lake, Middle Dutch, Jean Frappier, Marie de Champagne, Middle Ages, King Pelles, Lancelot du Lac, Walker Percy, Dolorous Guard, Chevalier de la Charrette, False Guinevere, David Jones, Ulrich von Zatzikhoven, Alison Stones, Belle Isle, Medieval Literature, Oxford University Press, Lady of Pluris, Moyen Age New!
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In the development of Arthurian story Lancelot seems as it were to spring fully-formed from the mind of Chretien de Troyes in the late twelfth century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
immodest damsel, der frume, witte voet, metter mouwen, bet bert, rash boon, flawless hero, transvestite effect, perilous bed, altruistic woman, sword bridge, chivalric prowess, faery world, kiss image, courtly code, best knight, unknown knight, greatest knight, grail quest, ideal knight, accepted lover, three romances, verse romances, courtly lady, prose romance Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Round Table, Mort Artu, Old French, Lancelot Compilation, Fair Unknown, Lady of the Lake, Middle Dutch, Jean Frappier, Marie de Champagne, Middle Ages, King Pelles, Lancelot du Lac, Walker Percy, Dolorous Guard, Chevalier de la Charrette, False Guinevere, David Jones, Ulrich von Zatzikhoven, Alison Stones, Belle Isle, Medieval Literature, Oxford University Press, Lady of Pluris, Moyen Age New!
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- Idylls of the King (Dover Thrift Editions) by Alfred Lord Tennyson on 9 pages
- The Once and Future King by Terence Hanbury White on 8 pages
- The Defence Of Guenevere And Other Poems by William Morris on 6 pages
- Arthurian Romances (Penguin Classics) by Chrétien de Troyes on 6 pages
- The Chessboard Queen: A Story of Guinevere by Sharan Newman on 5 pages
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- Love and Death in Medieval French and Occitan Courtly Literature: Martyrs to Love by Simon Gaunt in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Romance (Cambridge Companions to Literature) by Roberta L. Krueger on page 148, and page 149
- France and the Holy Land: Frankish Culture at the End of the Crusades (Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society) by Daniel H. Weiss on page 21, and Back Matter
- Between Courtly Literature and Al-Andaluz: Oriental Symbolism and Influences in the Romances of Chretien de Troyes (Studies in Medieval History and Culture) by Michelle Reichert in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Romance of Adultery: Queenship and Sexual Transgression in Old French Literature (The Middle Ages Series) by Peggy McCracken in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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