Title Before Malory : reading Arthur in later medieval England / Richard J. Moll

Published Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©2003

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 368 pages) Contents Introduction: facts and fictions -- The years of romance -- The scalacronica of Sir Thomas Gray of Heton -- Defending Arthur -- History curiously dytit -- Adventures in history -- Making history: John Hardyng's metrical chronicle -- Fifteenth-century scribes -- Conclusion: reading about Arthur Summary "Although most modern scholars doubt the historicity of King Arthur, parts of the legend were accepted as fact throughout the Middle Ages. Medieval accounts of the historical Arthur, however, present a very different king from the romances that are widely studied today. Richard Moll examines a wide variety of historical texts to explore the relationship between the Arthurian chronicles and the romances. He demonstrates how competing and conflicting traditions interacted with one another, and how writers and readers of Arthurian texts negotiated a complex textual tradition."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Arthur, King. Malory, Thomas, Sir, active 15th century. Morte d'Arthur -- Sources Malory, Thomas, Sir, active 15th century -- Knowledge -- History Arthur, King -- In literature SUBJECT Arthur, King fast Malory, Thomas, Sir, active 15th century fast Morte d'Arthur (Malory, Thomas, Sir) fast Subject English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History and criticism Historiography -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500 Britons -- Kings and rulers -- Romances -- Sources Arthurian romances -- Sources Romances, English -- Sources Britons -- Historiography Britons -- Sources LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. LITERARY CRITICISM -- Medieval. History Arthurian romances Britons Britons -- Historiography Britons -- Kings and rulers English literature -- Middle English Historiography Intellectual life Literature Romances, English Chronik Artusepik Arthurromans. SUBJECT Great Britain -- History -- To 1066 -- Historiography. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056723 Great Britain -- History -- To 1066 -- Sources England -- Intellectual life -- 1066-1485. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043300 Great Britain -- History -- To 1066 -- Sources Subject England Great Britain England Mittelenglisch. Genre/Form Electronic books Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Sources Form Electronic book ISBN 9781442671225 144267122X 1282023233 9781282023239

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