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Black Waters, Dragons, and Fiends: Arthur's Dream in the Stanzaic Morte Arthur
- Arthuriana
- Scriptorium Press
- Volume 28, Number 3, Fall 2018
- pp. 15-32
- 10.1353/art.2018.0023
- Article
- Additional Information
Abstract
Abstract:
Scrutiny of the interventions in his Old French source by the Stanzaic-poet reveals that he drew upon medieval visions of the afterlife in crafting his own unique version of Arthur's dream of the Wheel of Fortune. Inspired ultimately by an exemplum in Book IV of Gregory's Dialogues, the Stanzaic-poet subtly changes the way Arthur is portrayed, for unlike the king in the French La Mort le roi Artu, Arthur here remains subject to divine judgment.
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