| The Arthurian Way of Death: The English Tradition Contributor(s): Cherewatuk, Karen (Editor), Whetter, Kevin S. (Editor), Rushton, Cory James (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1843842084 ISBN-13: 9781843842088 Publisher: Boydell & Brewer OUR PRICE: $109.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2009 Annotation: The motif of death and dying traced through over a thousand years of the English Arthurian tradition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 820.935 |
| LCCN: 2010290849 |
| Series: Arthurian Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9.3" (1.75 lbs) 278 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles - Topical - Death/Dying |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It is arguably the tragic end to Arthur's kingdom which gives the myth its exceptional resonance and power. The essays in this volume explore the presentation of death and dying in Arthurian literature and film produced in Englandand America from the middle ages to the modern day. Authors, texts and topics covered include Geoffrey of Monmouth, the chronicle tradition, and the alliterative Morte Arthure; Gawain and the Green Knight, Ywain and Gawain, the stanzaic Morte Arthur, and Malory's Morte Darthur; Tennyson's Idylls, Pyle's retelling of the myth for American children, David Jones, T.H. White, Donald Barthelme, Rosalind Miles and Parke Godwin. Featured films include Knight Rider, Excalibur, First Knight, and King Arthur. CONTRIBUTORS: Sian Echard, Edward Donald Kennedy, Karen Cherewatuk, Michael W. Twomey, K. S. Whetter, Thomas Crofts, MichaelWenthe, Lisa Robeson, Cory James Rushton, Janina P. Traxler, James Noble, Julie Nelson Couch, Samantha Rayner, Kevin J. Harty |
Contributor Bio(s): Whetter, K. S.: - K. S. Whetter is Professor of the Department of English at Acadia University, Canada. |