arthurian romances

Examines the legends of King Arthur and Camelot, and identifies the social, political, and emotional elements that have made the story so appealing to Western culture.

Profiles the biography and literary works of twelfth-century French writer and scholar Chretien de Troyes and features many of the works attributed to him.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of the Pearl Poet.

A chronological overview of Arthurian literature.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Sir Thomas Malory.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Geoffrey of Monmouth.

"... examines the fact and the fiction behind Arthur, Lancelot, Merlin, Guinevere, Galahad, among others, as well as the quest for the Holy Grail. Beginning in the 12th century, the book explores what factual basis there is for the tales and how the characters, stories and motifs developed through histories, epic poems and prose tellings. The book also charts the revived interest in Arthurian romance in the 19th century and considers how the tales still hold the popular imagination today."--Dust jacket.

An annotated edition of the late-medieval epic poem about a mysterious green-skinned knight who puts forth a threatening challenge at King Arthur's court, which Sir Gawain attempts to meet; presented in side-by-side Middle and modern English.

Told in comic book format, the Connecticut Yankee, a nineteenth-century mechanic, suffers a blow to the head and wakes up in King Arthur's Britain.

Arthur must fight twin forces of evil to save his cherished dream, the Kingdom of Summer, and earn the name, Pendragon.