King Arthur's Death (Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0859892670 ISBN 13: 9780859892674

Publisher: Liverpool University Press, 1986

Synopsis

The Stanzaic Morte Arthur engages with the tragic implications of the chivalric love between Lancelot, Arthur and Guinevere; the Alliterative Morte Arthur with those of the aspirations of militant chivalry espoused by Arthur and his knights. The texts have been edited for readers who have little or no training in Middle English.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The romances in this volume exemplify two different traditions of Arthurian stories developed in the Middle Ages, and are among the finest English medieval narrative poems. The texts have been edited for readers who have little or no training in Middle English; they deserve a wider readership simply for what they are, first-rate works of art. They are also essential reading for the student of the Arthurian legend and of the culture of the late medieval period. The Stanzaic Morte Arthur engages with the tragic implications of the chivalric love between Lancelot, Arthur and Guinevere; the Alliterative Morte Arthure with those of the aspirations of militant chivalry espoused by Arthur and his knights.

About the Author:

Larry Benson is Emeritus Professor of English at Harvard University. The editor of the Riverside edition of Chaucer's works, he is also the author of Contradiction: From Beowulf to Chaucer; King Arthur's Death: The Middle English Alliterative; Morte Arthure and Stanzai Morte Arthur; Mallory's
Morte D' Arthur; and The Learned and the Lewed: Studies in Chaucer and Medieval Literature.

About this edition

• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0859892670
• ISBN 13: 9780859892674
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 294
• Editor: Benson Larry D.