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The Arthur of the French

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This major reference work is the fourth volume in the series Arthurian Literature in the Middle Ages. Principally focused on the production, dissemination, and evolution of Arthurian material from the twelfth to fifth centuries, this volume covers writing in both verse and prose, and addresses such classics as the Tristan legend, the Vulgate Cycle, and the Grail Continuations.

Glyn Burgess is senior fellow and professor emeritus at the University of Liverpool. Karen Pratt is senior lecturer in French at King’s College London.

Preface

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The Contributors

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Introduction

Karen Pratt

I The Manuscripts Roger Middleton

II The Arthur of the Chronicles Francoise Le Saux and Peter Damian-Grint

III The Tristan Legend in Old French Verse Tony Hunt and Geoffrey Bromiley

IV Chretien de Troyes Douglas Kelly

V Arthur in the Narrative Lay Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner and Gyln S. Burgess

VI Perceval and the Grail: The Continuations, Robert de Boron and Perlesvaus Rupert T. Pickens, Keith Busby and Andrea M. L. Williams

VII Lancelot with and without the Grail: Lancelot do Lac and the Vulgate Cycle † Elspeth Kennedy (ed.), Michelle Szkilnik, Rupert T. Pickens, Karen Pratt and Andrea M. L. Williams VIII The Prose Tristan † Emmanuele Baumgartner (translated by Sarah Singer) IX Rewriting Prose Romance: The Post-Vulgate Roman du Graal and Related Texts Fanni Bogdanow and Richard Trachsler X Arthurian Verse Romance in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries Douglas Kelly (ed.) and Contributors XI Manuscript Compilations of Verse Romances Lori J. Walters XII Late Medieval Arthurian Literature Jane H.M. Taylor (ed.), Peter F. Ainsworth, Norris J. Lacy, Edward Donald Kennedy and William W. Kibler XIII The Arthurian Tradition in Occitan Literature Simon Graunt and Ruth Harvey XIV Arthur in Modern French Fiction and Film Joan Tasker Grimbert and Norris J. Lacy General Bibliography Glyn S. BurgessGeneral IndexIndex of Manuscripts

“The book has an exceptional line-up of contributors, and provides comprehensive coverage of French Arthurian literature. The editors and contributors write as acknowledged experts, so that the book will be authoritative.” –Dr. Ad Putter, Department of English, University of Bristol

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