Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture / A Companion to Arthurian Literature

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Introduction: Theories and Debates: Helen Fulton (Swansea University)

Part I The Arthur of History

1 The End of Roman Britain and the Coming of the Saxons: An Archaeological Context for Arthur? Alan Lane

2 Early Latin Sources: Fragments of a Pseudo-Historical Arthur N. J. Higham

3 History and Myth: Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae Helen Fulton

4 The Chronicle Tradition Lister M. Matheson

Part II Celtic Origins of the Arthurian Legend

5 The Historical Context: Wales and England 800-1200 Karen Jankulak and Jonathan M. Wooding

6 Arthur and Merlin in Early Welsh Literature: Fantasy and Magic Naturalism Helen Fulton

7 The Arthurian Legend in Scotland and Cornwall Juliette Wood

8 Arthur and the Irish Joseph Falaky Nagy

9 Migrating Narratives: Peredur, Owain, and Geraint Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan

Part III Continental Arthurian Traditions

10 The "Matter of Britain" on the Continent and the Legend of Tristan and Iseult in France, Italy, and Spain: Joan Tasker Grimbert

11 Chrétien de Troyes and the Invention of Arthurian Courtly Fiction Roberta L. Krueger

12 The Allure of Otherworlds: The Arthurian Romances in Germany Will Hasty

13 Scandinavian Versions of Arthurian Romance Geraldine Barnes

14 The Grail and French Arthurian Romance Edward Donald Kennedy

Part IV Arthur in Medieval English Literature

15 The English Brut Tradition Julia Marvin

16 Arthurian Romance in English Popular Tradition: Sir Percyvell of Gales, Sir Cleges, and Sir Launfal Ad Putter

17 English Chivalry and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Carolyne Larrington

18 Sir Gawain in Middle English Romance Roger Dalrymple

19 The Medieval English Tristan Tony Davenport

Part V From Medieval to Medievalism

20 Malory's Morte Darthur and History Andrew Lynch

21 Malory's Lancelot and Guenevere Elizabeth Archibald

22 Malory and the Quest for the Holy Grail Raluca L. Radulescu

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Helen Fulton is Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Sydney, where she teaches grammar, discourse analysis, communication studies, and medieval studies. She has published on semiotics and discourse and is currently the President of the Australasian Universities Language and Literature Association.

"Even so, A Companion to Arthurian Literature is without a doubt a very useful collection of essays with up-to-date guides for reading and a bibliography that students and non-specialists will find very handy." ( Besprechungen , 1 January 2011)
"This is a volume which will be of particular use to students and scholars of English-though it will be equally useful, no doubt, to readers from other traditions who need a quick, but scholarly and exhilarating, introduction largely to the English-language Arthur." ( Arthuriana , 21 January 2011)

"A must for anyone interested in the many aspects of the Arthurian legend, the book includes abundant references (including to primary sources) that will serve both those approaching this material for the first time and those pursuing complete knowledge of the subject." ( CHOICE , 2009)

"If the coverage is impressive, it is matched by the content.... Any library that covers English literature and popular culture will find this a very worthwhile and popular acquisition for a range of student, academic and other interested readers." ( Languages and Literature , Autumn 2009)