The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend is both a critical history of the Arthurian tradition and a reference guide to Arthurian works, names, characters, symbols, and places. Seven essays offer a comprehensive survey of the legends in all of their manifestations, from their origins in medieval literature to their adaptation in modern literature, arts, film, and popular culture. It also demonstrates the tremendous continuity of the legends by examining the ways that they have been reinterpreted over the years. The indispensable reference on the subject, it also contains encyclopedic entries, bibliographies, and a comprehensive index. The extensive chapter-by-chapter bibliographies, which are subdivided by topic, augment the general bibliography of Arthurian resources.

Comprehensive in its analysis and hypertextual in its approach, The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend is an essential reference book for Arthurian scholars, medievalists, and for those interested in cultural studies of myth and legend.

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Introduction Bibliography of Basic Resources for the Study of the Arthurian Legends General Sources Journals Arthurian Names Bibliographies Overviews and Studies of Particular Countries, Periods, or Genres Guides to Major Arthurian Texts Arthurian Characters and Symbols Arthurian Art Arthurian Music Arthurian Sites Anthologies 1 Early Accounts of Arthur, Chronicles, and Historical Literature Early References to Arthur Arthur in Welsh Literature Saints' Lives Geoffrey of Monmouth and his Influence Other Latin Chronicles The Continuing Chronicle Tradition in England and Scotland Arthur's Death and Survival Historical Verse Historical Drama Historical Novels Bibliography 2 The Romance Tradition Chrétien de Troyes and the Beginnings of the Romance Tradition The Influence of Chrétien de Troyes Lancelot and Guinevere Romances with Non-traditional Heroes Lanval and Launfal Chastity Tests Ballads Bibliography 3 Malory, His Influence, and the Continuing Romance Tradition Sir Thomas Malory's Morte d'Arthur From Malory to Tennyson Lady of Shalott / Elaine of Astolat Other Victorian Poets Parodies and Criticisms of Tennyson Arthurian Youth Groups and their Influence Illustrating Malory and Tennyson The Continuing Romance Tradition in Poetry The Continuing Romance Tradition in Drama, Music, and Film The Continuing Romance Tradition in Fiction Bibliography 4 The Holy Grail Chrétien de Troyes's Perceval and its Continuations and Translations Robert de Boron and the Prose Adaptations of his Work Perlesvaus Peredur and Sir Perceval of Galles Tyolet and Related Tales Wolfram von Eschenbach and his Influence The Grail in the Vulgate (or Lancelot-Grail) and the Post-Vulgate Cycles and Henry Lovelich's Translation Joseph of Arimathea The Grail from Malory to Victorian England American Interpretations of the Grail Jessie Weston and T. S. Eliot Twentieth-Century British Interpretations of the Grail The Grail in Popular Culture Bibliography 5 Gawain Gawain Romances Other than English English Gawain Romances Reworkings of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight The Loathly Lady The Fair Unknown Gawain and his Family in Later Literature Bibliography 6 Merlin The Origins of Merlin Prophecies of Merlin Merlin in Medieval Romance Tom Thumb Merlin in Drama Merlin in Modern Poetry Merlin in Modern Fiction Merlin in Popular Culture Bibliography 7 Tristan and Isolt Tristan in Welsh Literature The Common and Courtly Versions of the Tristan Story The Prose Tristan and its Influence Palamedes Tristan and Isolt in the Victorian Age Tristan Plays The Tristan Legend in Twentieth-Century Verse Tristan and Isolt in Fiction Tristan and Isolt in Film Bibliography Afterword Arthurian People, Places, and Things Index

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