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Arthurian Literature
Legend of Arthur
Catalog Subject Links
  • Geoffrey
  • Malory
  • Tennyson
  • White
Resources
  • Guide to English Literature - Brief history through Mallory - p.96-109
  • English Literature from the Norman Conquest to Chaucer - Death of Arthur- p.253 -258, Early mentions, Nennius to Geoffrey to Chretien - p.159-176
  • English Literature Before Chaucer - See 'The Matter of Britain' p.75-83
  • Old English and Middle English Poetry - Lazamon, p.109-113
  • English Literature of the Middle Ages - Overview of Morte Darthur, p.330-332
  • The Cambridge History of English Literature Vol. 1 - p.243-276
  • The Epic Hero
  • The English Epic and Its Background - Criticism on Morte Darthur p. 176-178
  • Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism vol. 10 - Critical overview of the legend p.1-127
  • Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism vol. 36 - Critical overview of the Arthurian Revival p.1-77
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  • Layamon's The Brut
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  • The Camelot Project at the University of Rochester
Gawain
Catalog Subject Links
  • Gawain and the Green Knight
  • Gawain Legendary Character Romances
  • Gawain Legendary Character Romances History and Criticism
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  • Guide to English Literature - p.155-162
  • Middle English Survey - Ch. 3
  • English Literature from the Norman Conquest to Chaucer - p.214-234
  • Critical History of English Literature Vol. 1 - p.60-62
  • Old English and Middle English Poetry - See index
  • English Literature of the Middle Ages - p.237-246
  • Medieval English Literature - p.101-105
Quest for the Holy Grail
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  • Grail Legends
  • Grail Legends History and Criticism
  • Grail Romances History and Criticism
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  • Middle English Survey - Grail quest in Malory, ch.12
  • English Literature From the Norman Conquest to Chaucer - p.240-248
  • The Literature of the Middle Ages - Chretien and Wolfram, 113-135
  • English Literature Before Chaucer - p.80-81
  • Medieval French Literature - p.107-123 and 127-132
  • Chretien de Troyes: Inventor of the Modern Novel - See Ch.9, Perceval
  • Legend of Arthur in British and American Literature - p.27-29, Robert de Boron
  • An Introduction to Wolfram's Parzival - See preface and index
  • The Epic Hero - See "The Sacred Quest" p.170-172
  • Galahad in English Literature
  • Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism vol. 5 - See criticism on "Parzival" in the section on Wolfram von Eschenbach
  • Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism vol. 10 - See criticism on "Perceval" in the section on Chretien de Troyes
Tristan and Isolt
Resources
  • The Oxford Companion to the Literature of Wales - Overview of legend and mentions in early Welsh literature, p.599-600
  • History of German Literature - See index, Tristan and Isold
  • The Oxford Companion to German Literature - See entries for Tristan and Isold, Tristan and Isolde, and Tristrant and Isalde
  • Beowulf and Other Stories - Marie's 'Honeysuckle', p.466-468
  • A History of French Literature - See Tristan and Iseult, p.36-37
  • Medieval French Literature - See index Thomas, Beroul, Marie de France and p.102-106
  • The Legend of Arthur in British and American Literature - p.33-35, 84,85
  • The Return of King Arthur - See index, Tristram and Iseult Legend
  • Cassell's Encyclopaedia of World Literature - Brief bios, see Thomas, Marie de France, Beroul, Gotfried. See also Tristan and Iseult for an overview of works from the 12th to 20th centuries.
  • Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Vol. 8 - See criticism on "Chevrefoil" in Marie de France section.
  • Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism Vol. 10 - See criticism on "Tristan and Isolde" in the Gottfried von Strassburg section
Works
  • French Mediaeval Romances From the Lays of Marie De France - See The Lay of the Honeysuckle
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