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Guenevere's Raptus-Sanctus Triumphs in Sir Thomas Malory's Morte Darthur Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-12-14 D. Thomas Hanks Jr.
Abstract: Generally speaking, scholars of Malory's Morte Darthur have given Guenevere bad press. Terms like 'shrew' and 'virago' have been often applied, while her agency has been largely ignored or minimized. Recently, however, scholars have begun to reconsider her characterization and even her agency. Analysis of her response to Meleagant's attempted raptus, however, has been minimal; likewise minimal
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Dramatic Spectacle in LaƷamon: The Brut's Direct Speeches, Aestheticized Violence, and Gendered Historical Reenactments Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Johanna Alden
Abstract: This article explores the phenomena of dramatized direct speech and public performative spectacle within LaƷamon's Brut. In examining the text's largely historically unexplored dramatic dimensions, the piece also engages with the way that speech and performance are politicized and gendered in the Brut.
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Bestsellers and Masterpieces: The Changing Medieval Canon ed. by Heather Blurton and Dwight F. Reynolds (review) Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Katherine Oswald
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Bestsellers and Masterpieces: The Changing Medieval Canon ed. by Heather Blurton and Dwight F. Reynolds Katherine Oswald heather blurton and dwight f. reynolds, eds., Bestsellers and Masterpieces: The Changing Medieval Canon. Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2022. Pp. 288
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The Historical Arthur and The Gawain Poet: Studies on Arthurian and Other Traditions by Andrew Breeze (review) Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Richard Firth Green
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Historical Arthur and The Gawain Poet: Studies on Arthurian and Other Traditions by Andrew Breeze Richard Firth Green andrew breeze, The Historical Arthur and The Gawain Poet: Studies on Arthurian and Other Traditions. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2023. Pp. x, 153. isbn: 978–1–66692–954–6. $95. Andrew Breeze's The Historical
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Mrs. Davis by Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof (review) Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Susan Aronstein, Laurie Finke
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Mrs. Davis by Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof Susan Aronstein and Laurie Finke tara hernandez and damon lindelof, creators, Mrs. Davis, an eight-part Warner Brothers television mini-series, 20 April–18 May 2023, steaming on Peacock. Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof's 2023 series Mrs. Davis reimagines the Grail, 'that most
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The Norse Myths That Shape the Way We Think by Carolyne Larrington (review) Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Tim William Machan
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Norse Myths That Shape the Way We Think by Carolyne Larrington Tim William Machan carolyne larrington, The Norse Myths That Shape the Way We Think. New York: Thames and Hudson, 2023. Pp. 304. isbn: 978–0500252345. $34.95. Near the beginning of this well-written, expansive, and inviting book, Carolyne Larrington observes
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English Begins at Jamestown by Tim William Machan (review) Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Kevin J. Harty
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: English Begins at Jamestown by Tim William Machan Kevin J. Harty tim william machan, English Begins at Jamestown. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022. Pp. xi, 259. isbn: 978–0–19–884636–9. $35. The course in the History of the English Language—often assigned to medievalists like myself to teach—has long been a requirement
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The Great Book of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table: A New Morte D'Arthur by John Matthews (review) Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Alan Lupack
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Great Book of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table: A New Morte D'Arthur by John Matthews Alan Lupack john matthews, The Great Book of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table: A New Morte D'Arthur. Foreword by Neil Gaiman. Illustrated by John Howe. New York: Harper Design, 2022. Pp. xxi, 406. isbn: 978–0–06–324312–5
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Courtly and Queer: Deconstruction, Desire, and Medieval French Literature by Charlie Samuelson (review) Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Megan Moore
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Courtly and Queer: Deconstruction, Desire, and Medieval French Literature by Charlie Samuelson Megan Moore charlie samuelson, Courtly and Queer: Deconstruction, Desire, and Medieval French Literature. Columbus: The Ohio State University Press, 2022. Pp. 240. isbn: 978–0–8142–1498–5. $99.95. Charlie Samuelson's monograph Courtly
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Enlistment: Lists in Medieval and Early Modern Literature ed. by Eva Von Contzen and James Simpson (review) Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Michael Van Dussen
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Enlistment: Lists in Medieval and Early Modern Literature ed. by Eva Von Contzen and James Simpson Michael Van Dussen eva von contzen and james simpson, eds., Enlistment: Lists in Medieval and Early Modern Literature. Columbus: The Ohio State University Press, 2022. Pp. 232. isbn: 978–0–8142–1522–7. $99.95. Lists embedded
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Why Can't Mermaids Be Ethnically Diverse?: Legends and Legend-Making in Arthurian Studies Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-11-02 Richard Sévère
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Why Can't Mermaids Be Ethnically Diverse?:Legends and Legend-Making in Arthurian Studies Richard Sévère (bio) In Fall 2022, the internet lost its mind at the debut of the trailer for Disney's The Little Mermaid—a remake of the legendary 1989 childhood classic about a mermaid who falls in love with a human man. While some were ecstatic
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White Merlin: A Modern Misconception about the Legendary Merlin Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-11-02 Tzu-Yu Liu
Abstract: Different from the predominantly white Merlins on both big and small screens today, Merlins in medieval legends are never described as having white skin. In fact, in various texts Merlin is specifically depicted as a dark-skinned character capable of making legendary accomplishments. The few Merlins of color onscreen have informed our understanding of Merlin as a legendary character in various
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'Why is He Indian?': Missed Opportunities for Discussing Race in David Lowery's The Green Knight (2021) Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-11-02 Tirumular (Drew) Narayanan
Abstract: This article explores the depiction of Gawain in The Green Knight (2021). Despite having cast Dev Patel in the starring role, the film avoids any substantive discussion of race in Camelot. By trading in optical diversity alone, it deploys BIPOC bodies without ever telling their stories. (TDN)
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Towards Narrative Plenitude: Asian Representation in Young Adult Arthurian Fantasy Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-11-02 Pamela M. Yee
Abstract: This article examines how two authors of Asian descent tackle the problem of 'narrative scarcity' for marginalized writers in their Young Adult Arthurian texts: Williams' 'The Quay Stone' posits the relationship between colonizer/colonized as akin to domestic abuse, while Chupeco's A Hundred Names for Magic series integrates Eastern and Western myths. (PY)
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Who is Asking?: Afro-Arthurian Legend-making in N.K. Jemisin's Far Sector Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-11-02 D'arcee Charington Neal
Abstract: Whether an Arthurian knight, a Green Lantern, or a Legendborn, one cannot have a legacy without first becoming a legend. In N.K. Jemisin's graphic novel Far Sector (2020) Sojourner 'Jo' Muellein's story as both community activist and guardian echoes, reinvents, and reimagines Arthurian romances through the lens of Afrofuturism; further, this fantastical remix challenges white supremacist
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The Arthurian World ed. by Victoria Coldham-Fussell, Miriam Edlich-Muth, and Renée Ward (review) Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-11-02 Dan Nastali
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Arthurian World ed. by Victoria Coldham-Fussell, Miriam Edlich-Muth, and Renée Ward Dan Nastali victoria coldham-fussell, miriam edlich-muth, and renée ward, eds., The Arthurian World. Routledge Worlds. London and New York: Routledge, 2022. Pp. xxi, 579. isbn: 978–0–36–17270–1. $200. With a title like The Arthurian World
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International Medievalism and Popular Culture ed. by Louise D'arcens and Andrew Lynch (review) Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-11-02 Kevin J. Harty
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: International Medievalism and Popular Culture ed. by Louise D'arcens and Andrew Lynch Kevin J. Harty louise d'arcens and andrew lynch, eds. International Medievalism and Popular Culture. Amherst, NY: Cambria Press, 2022. Pp. xxx, 251 (with 18 b&w illustrations). isbn: 978–1–63857–110–0. $59.95. The paperback reissue of International
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Chevalerie et royauté dans le roman d'Erec de Hartmann von Aue by Patrick Del Luca (review) Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-11-02 Ann Mccullough
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Chevalerie et royauté dans le roman d'Erec de Hartmann von Aue by Patrick Del Luca Ann Mccullough patrick del luca, Chevalerie et royauté dans le roman d'Erec de Hartmann von Aue. Paris: Honoré Champion, 2021. Pp. 474. ISBN: 978–2–745–35413–6. €70. It is hardly a straightforward task to describe and explain how Hartmann von
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The Erotics of Grief: Emotions and the Construction of Privilege in the Medieval Mediterranean by Megan Moore (review) Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-11-02 Charles-Louis Morand-Métivier
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Erotics of Grief: Emotions and the Construction of Privilege in the Medieval Mediterranean by Megan Moore Charles-Louis Morand-Métivier megan moore, The Erotics of Grief: Emotions and the Construction of Privilege in the Medieval Mediterranean. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2021. Pp. 189. ISBN: 978–1–50175–839–3. $49
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Introduction: The Circle is Broken Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-08-08 K.S. Whetter
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Introduction:The Circle is Broken K.S. Whetter (bio) My first interaction with Fiona Tolhurst was a mixture of partial scholarly disagreement and partial wholehearted scholarly endorsement: I was able to read the conference paper she had delivered to the International Arthurian Congress in which she argued that scholars should pay less
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Elegiac Additions: Marking Arthur's Death in Manuscripts of Geoffrey of Monmouth Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Siân Echard
Abstract: Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia regum Britanniae is structured around the sequence of British rulers. This structure inevitably means that the text is punctuated by death: an old ruler dies, and another succeeds. The reception of Arthur's death varies across time and manuscript witnesses. This article traces some of the ways that Arthur's death (or his departure) is marked in the manuscript
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Engela the Saxon Queen and Britain's Legendary History in Bartholomaeus Anglicus' De proprietatibus rerum Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Michael W. Twomey
Abstract: Bartholomaeus Anglicus' encyclopedia De proprietatibus rerum [On the properties of things] (ca. 1240) privileges Bartholomaeus' homeland, England, in its coverage of geography, citing as a source an unidentified 'Brut history' that is most likely not a Latin source. Bartholomaeus further claims 'Engela,' a Saxon queen, as the eponym of England, securing for her a place in Britain's legendary
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'He spekeþ no more with me': Elegy and Lament in Sir Tristrem Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Thomas H. Crofts
Abstract: Concentrating on the first narrative section of the poem, which encompasses Tristrem's birth and the death of his parents, this article observes the elegiac notes struck by the Tristrem-poet early in the tale, and the epic voicing of lament punctuating the poem's first section and initiating Sir Tristrem's central narrative. A careful reading shows that the Middle English poet not only skillfully
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Launcelot's Swoon: Mourning and Memorial in Malory and the Stanzaic Morte Arthur Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Christopher Jensen
Abstract: Launcelot's embodied expression of grief at Gwenyvere's funeral is condemned by the Bishop in Malory's Morte, but the ideological basis for this condemnation is obscure. Linguistic, cultural, and doctrinal analysis provide useful interpretive context, but a close comparison to the Stanzaic Morte Arthur reveals more concrete evidence of Malory's amplification of the earlier poem and characteristic
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Women Reading and Women Writing and Men Writing Women Who Read and Write: (Re-) Considering Women's Literate Practices and the Ethics of Women's Literacy in Malory's Morte Darthur Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Melissa Ridley Elmes
Abstract: Sir Thomas Malory's efforts in his Morte Darthur to represent Queen Gwenyvere and Queen Isode as being no more or less flawed than their male counterparts betray his own ethical uncertainty as author and adapter of his source materials for an audience including women.
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The Costs of Funerals in Malory's: Morte Darthur Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Nicole Clifton
Abstract: Using historical sources to provide context for funerary expenses, this article argues that whereas funerals early in Malory's Morte Darthur advertize the wealth and power of those who fund the burials, post-Grail Quest funerals emphasize spiritual growth, especially Lancelot's. Malory's changes to his sources increase drama and develop themes.
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Launcelot's Lovers: Ghostly Women in Malory's Morte Darthur Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Molly A. Martin
Abstract: This article looks at Malory's Gwenyvere and Elayne of Ascolat in the moments around their deaths and uses theories of ghosts and haunting to make sense of these moments. Both women communicate to Launcelot and the broader Arthurian community during death and from beyond the grave, and their messages call into question the male chivalric community and its understanding of love.
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Anticipatory, Active, and Participatory Grief in Malory's Morte Darthur Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Karen Cherewatuk
Abstract: Malory employs three types of emotional experience to engage his readers in the scenes of King Arthur's death: anticipatory, active, and participatory grief. Through tragic plot and literary art, Malory leads the audiences of Le Morte Darthur to grieve with, and then for, the king.
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'wepte and shryked:' Social Grief and the Conclusion of Malory's Le Morte Darthur Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Meg Roland
Abstract: Through the person of King Arthur, Sir Thomas Malory articulates an emotional response not experienced by one, but as a form of 'social grief,' a grief formed outside the normative bounds and emotional regime of the Arthurian community. Similar to Malory's evocation of the despair of the Arthurian court, we also grieve the loss of civil society, replaced by the shadow side of the American
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The Many Endings of Malory's Morte: The Experience of an Early Audience Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Stephen Atkinson
Abstract: Imagining an oral performance of Malory's work in the late fifteenth century offers a perspective on the professional work of modern scholars. In particular, the idea of endings must be radically different for an audience listening to the Morte read aloud.
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Russell A. Peck (1933–2023) Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Alan Lupack
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Russell A. Peck (1933–2023) Alan Lupack Russell A. Peck, the John Hall Deane Professor of Rhetoric and Literature at the University of Rochester, died on February 20, 2023. Russell had taught at Rochester for fifty-three years, the longest serving faculty member in the University's history. Even after his retirement, he contributed more
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Joan: A Novel by Katherine J. Chen (review) Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Scott Manning
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Joan: A Novel by Katherine J. Chen Scott Manning katherine j. chen, Joan: A Novel. New York: Random House, 2022. Pp. xiii, 350. isbn: 978–1–9848–5580–0. $28. If Johannic scholars and medievalists read nothing else in Katherine J. Chen's Joan: A Novel, they would do well to visit the brief epilogue. After a creative 'reimagining'
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Iban by Ulrich Fuetrer (review) Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Sara S. Poor
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Iban by Ulrich Fuetrer Sara S. Poor ulrich fuetrer, Iban, ed. and trans., Joseph M. Sullivan. Arthurian Archives XXII; German Romance VII. Rochester, NY: D.S. Brewer, 2022. Pp. xxxix, 157. isbn: 978–1–84384–621–5. $105. Adding to the list of useful translations of Arthurian narratives in D.S. Brewer's Arthurian Archives series
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The Nordic Beowulf by Bo Gräslund (review) Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Christopher Abram
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Nordic Beowulf by Bo Gräslund Christopher Abram bo gräslund, The Nordic Beowulf, trans. Martin Naylor. Leeds: Arc Humanities Press, 2022. Pp. vii, 276. isbn: 9781802700084. $85. Beowulf is not set in England; none of its characters can be said with certainty to be English. Its action takes place before 'England' existed
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The Middle Dutch Brut: An Edition and Translation ed. by Sjoerd Levelt (review) Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Jelmar Hugen
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: The Middle Dutch Brut: An Edition and Translation ed. by Sjoerd Levelt Jelmar Hugen sjoerd levelt, ed., The Middle Dutch Brut: An Edition and Translation. Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies Series. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2021. Pp. 165. isbn: 978–1–80034–860–8. £80. In recent years, scholars active in the research
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Germans and Poles in the Middle Ages: The Perception of the 'Other' and the Presence of Mutual Ethnic Stereotypes in Medieval Narrative Sources ed. by Andrzej Pleszczyński and Grischa Vercamer (review) Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Julia Verkholantsev
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Germans and Poles in the Middle Ages: The Perception of the 'Other' and the Presence of Mutual Ethnic Stereotypes in Medieval Narrative Sources ed. by Andrzej Pleszczyński and Grischa Vercamer Julia Verkholantsev andrzej pleszczyński and grischa vercamer, eds., Germans and Poles in the Middle Ages: The Perception of the 'Other'
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Beowulf—A Poem by Andrew Scheil (review) Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Francis Leneghan
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Beowulf—A Poem by Andrew Scheil Francis Leneghan andrew scheil, Beowulf—A Poem. Past Imperfect. Leeds: Arc Humanities Press, 2022. Pp. vi, 106. isbn: 9–781641–893916. $17.95. In this short and lively book, Andrew Scheil makes a passionate case for the relevance of Beowulf to modern readers. At the heart of his thesis is his
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Camelot dir. by Bartlett Sher (review) Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-08-08 Kevin J. Harty
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Camelotdir. by Bartlett Sher Kevin J. Harty bartlett sher, dir. Camelot, New York's Lincoln Center 2023 revival of the Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe 1960 musical with a new book by Aaron Sorkin. Previews from 03 9; opening night: 04 13; running time: 2:45. Arthur's back!—not because England finds itself once again in
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'Misdo No Messanger': Death and Delivery in the Alliterative Morte Arthure Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-05-10 P.J. Zaborowski
Abstract: This article explores how the Alliterative Morte Arthure’s myriad messengers deliver both explicit and implicit imperialistic messages, arguing that Arthur himself is the poem’s pivotal messenger. A close examination of these communications reveals the imperial ambitions inherent in Arthur’s delivery of messages rife with bodily and embodied significance. [PJZ]
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True Repentance? Malory's Gawain and the Performance of Emotion Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-05-10 Raluca Radulescu
Abstract: This article focuses on Gawain’s emotions in Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte Darthur, arguing that Gawain’s performance of emotions is intrinsic to both his religious practice and spiritual growth. Gawain’s emotionology is a complex one, and more in-depth work is required to better understand his characterisation, as well as his spiritual trajectory. (RR)
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Dreaming the Past's Futures: Rhonabwy's Dream as Chronofiction Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-05-10 Sam Lasman
Abstract: The enigmatic medieval Welsh tale Rhonabwy’s Dream depicts an oneiric immersion in the Arthurian world. As Rhonabwy travels backwards through time, his experiences dramatize the stakes of direct encounter with history. The narrative thus explores and critiques the causal relationships between past, present, and text in Arthurian literature. (SL)
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'Not Quite Dead Yet': Zombies and Le Morte Darthur Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-05-10 Dorsey Armstrong
Abstract: Reading Malory’s Morte Darthur in terms of a ‘zombie sensibility’ reveals the contours and concerns of the chivalric society in ways hitherto unappreciated. (DA)
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News: From the North American Branch Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-05-10
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: NewsFrom the North American Branch Website of the IAS-NAB: http://www.international-arthurian-society-nab.org. nab officers december 15, 2021–2024 (for full addresses, see: http://www.international-arthuriansociety-nab.org/contact) President: Joseph M. Sullivan (University of Oklahoma) Immediate Past President: David F. Johnson (Florida
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Cultural Translations in Medieval Romance ed. by Victoria Flood and Megan G. Leitch (review) Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-05-10 Nicole Clifton
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Cultural Translations in Medieval Romance ed. by Victoria Flood and Megan G. Leitch Nicole Clifton victoria flood and megan g. leitch, eds., Cultural Translations in Medieval Romance. Studies in Medieval Romance. Cambridge: D.S. Brewer, 2022. Pp. viii, 270. isbn: 978–1–84384–620–8. $120. Thirteen essays from the 2018 Romance
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Early Medieval English Life Courses: Cultural-Historical Perspectives ed. by Thijs Porck and Harriet Soper (review) Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-05-10 Timothy D. Arner
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Early Medieval English Life Courses: Cultural-Historical Perspectives ed. by Thijs Porck and Harriet Soper Timothy D. Arner thijs porck and harriet soper, eds., Early Medieval English Life Courses: Cultural-Historical Perspectives. Leiden: Brill, 2022. Pp. xii, 369. isbn: 978–90–04–49929–4. $194. Early Medieval English Life
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Landscape in Middle English Romance: The Medieval Imagination and the Natural World by Andrew M. Richmond (review) Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-05-10 Sarah Harlan-Haughey
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Landscape in Middle English Romance: The Medieval Imagination and the Natural World by Andrew M. Richmond Sarah Harlan-Haughey andrew m. richmond, Landscape in Middle English Romance: The Medieval Imagination and the Natural World. Cambridge University Press, 2021. Pp. ix, 287. isbn: 978–1–108–83149–9. $99.99. This volume
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Introduction Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Arielle C. McKee
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Introduction Arielle C. McKee (bio) Iread Tracy Deonn's article, 'Every King Arthur Retelling is Fanfic About Who Gets to be Legendary,' 1 with my fists in the air. Well, they weren't literally suspended aloft—that makes it very hard to scroll—but metaphorically? Metaphorically those hands were up there, waving like I cared very much.
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'He sente for a wyse philozopher': Teaching Malory in Terms of Moral Philosophy Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Felicia Nimue Ackerman
Abstract: Teaching Malory's Morte in terms of moral philosophy offers a new approach to both fields. (FNA)
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'A Mythology for England': Teaching Tolkien's Arthurian Inspirations Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Jane Beal
Abstract: In my course, 'The Mythology of J.R.R. Tolkien,' I discuss with my students the influence of the Arthurian tradition on Tolkien's own fantasy stories. An understanding of the influence of the 'Matter of Britain' on Tolkien leads to a deeper awareness of the persistent power of Arthurian legend and its transformation in the work of one of the best-known, best-loved authors of the twentieth
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Teaching the Old French Grail Tradition Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Jean Blacker
Abstract: This article presents a teaching template that may be adapted to suit each instructor's interests while at the same time providing a window into some of the most compelling early texts in French and their filmic interpretations. In conjunction with other texts (some in modern French), films (dark and comic as well, in French and English), and language exercises, this approach ensures students
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Teaching T.H. White's The Once and Future King Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Louis J. Boyle
Abstract: T.H. White's The Once and Future King offers a wide range of pedagogical applications and can be adapted and/or excerpted to achieve a variety of learning outcomes. (LJB)
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'Men shal nat maken ernest of game': The Knights of the Alt-Right Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Laurie Finke, Martin B. Shichtman
Abstract: This essay explores the ways in which alt-right groups appropriate and exploit the figure of the medieval knight. Because the alt-right relies heavily on social media to get out its message, this essay offers teachers some methods for interrogating the visual rhetoric of medieval knighthood presented by the alt-right, to unpack the memes and lulz, trolling and remixing that constitute alt-right
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What Does the Gaze Want? Teaching the Breton Lais with Visual Culture and Psychoanalysis Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Erin Felicia Labbie
Abstract: This article reflects upon the ways that the Breton lais, specifically 'Sir Orfeo,' 'Lanval,' and 'Sir Launfal,' contribute to a dialogue about desire and the gaze within medieval studies. The visual elements so central to the Breton lais offer insight into the temporal and aesthetic dimensions of a politics of desire. Juxtaposing the Breton lais with visual culture studies provides opportunities
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Teaching the Legend of Tristan and Isolde Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Kathryn Starkey, Mae Velloso-Lyons
Abstract: The romance of Tristan and Isolde is one of the most enduring love stories in Western culture, yet he twelfth- and thirteenth-century texts which popularized the story can be a challenge to teach due to their fragmentary nature. This essay offers suggestions for bringing the medieval Tristan and Isolde material into the university classroom, focusing on the French and German versions by Béroul
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Arthur as Icon of the Welsh Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Charlotte Ward
Abstract: The earliest sources of the Arthurian legend come from a Welsh context. Arthur is presented as an inspiring warrior to his people, even in their defeat. In rivalry with Christian saints, he concedes. The French analogues use Celtic mythology, but are themselves an influence on the Welsh language texts. (CW)
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Teaching King Arthur: A Creative Project Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Jennifer Goodman Wollock
Abstract: This article describes the creative project option that I assign in English 330 (Arthurian Literature) at Texas A&M University, giving an account of how it is used and the philosophical and educational thinking that supports it. (JGW)
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Chivalric Feats and Fiascos: An Approach to a Lower-Division Survey Course Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Charles Wuest
Abstract: Saying the 'right thing' is often a motif, a diversion, and a matter of life or death in Arthurian literature. This paper offers an approach to teaching chivalric texts that depict sexual violence by considering two narratives—George Saunders's 'My Chivalric Fiasco' and Geoffrey Chaucer's 'Wife of Bath's Tale'—that shift stylistic registers as they emphasize various levels of unexamined violence
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Marie Borroff (review) Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Sarah Mcnamer
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Sir Gawain and the Green Knightby Marie Borroff Sarah Mcnamer marie borroff, trans., laura l. howes, ed., Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Secondedition. Norton CriticalEditions. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2022. Pp. xxix, 230. isbn: 978-0-3935-3246-3. $20. The heart of this second edition of the Norton Critical Edition
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William Langland: Piers Plowman, The A Version by Michael Calabrese (review) Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Arvind Thomas
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: William Langland: Piers Plowman, The A Version by Michael Calabrese Arvind Thomas michael calabrese, trans. William Langland: Piers Plowman, The A Version. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 2020. Pp. xlvii, 160. isbn: 978-0-8132-3343-7. $34.95. Michael Calabrese's new translation of, and introduction
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Translation Effects: Language, Time, and Community in Medieval England by Mary Kate Hurley (review) Arthuriana Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Stephen Harris
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reviewed by: Translation Effects: Language, Time, and Community in Medieval England by Mary Kate Hurley Stephen Harris mary kate hurley, Translation Effects: Language, Time, and Community in Medieval England. Interventions: New Studies in Medieval Culture. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 2021. Pp. 226. isbn: 978-0-8142-1471-8. $99