For most modern readers, the words 'Round Table' and 'Arthurian Romance' conjure up images of an enchanted kingdom peopled with virtous knights and damsels in distress. Some medieval texts do indeed offer such a picture, but they are decidedly in the minority. The adventure romances brought together in this collection tell instead of villains and heroes whose stories are built upon the concerns, dreams and failures of their intended readers. Throughout these tales morality is complicated by desire in ways which find many ...
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For most modern readers, the words 'Round Table' and 'Arthurian Romance' conjure up images of an enchanted kingdom peopled with virtous knights and damsels in distress. Some medieval texts do indeed offer such a picture, but they are decidedly in the minority. The adventure romances brought together in this collection tell instead of villains and heroes whose stories are built upon the concerns, dreams and failures of their intended readers. Throughout these tales morality is complicated by desire in ways which find many modern parallels; whereas the priest in church preached about the salvation of souls, the poet in the hall told of how to acquire a wife, a castle and all the trappings of earthly prosperity...Available for the first time in new translations and accompanied by an incisive introduction, Ross G Arthurs colourful selection of texts is an invaluable work for the student and layman alike.
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Add this copy of Three Arthurian Romances: Poems From Medieval France to cart. $3.12, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brownstown, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Orion Publishing Group.
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Very Good- Original First Edition 1966 Trade Paperback. Near Very Good Clean 224 pp. Basic shelf wear. Some creasing (See our Scan) NOT a library copy. NO underlines or writing in better shape than a nearly sixty year old paperback is usually found. Three tales with Gawain the greatest knight by his courtesey and defense of women (Alas sometimes sexist) by word and his strength in arms. This "Caradoc, The Knight with the Sword, The Perilous Graveyard" See our Three Geese in Flight Book Scans for Cover and First Edition and Table of Contents..
