CiNii Books - A companion to Malory

This collection of original essays by an international group of distinguished medievalists provides a comprehensive introduction to the great work of Sir Thomas Malory, which will be indispensable for both students and scholars. It is divided into three main sections, on Malory in context, the art of the Morte Darthur, and its reception in later years. As well as essays on the eight tales which make up the Morte Darthur, there are studies ofthe relationship between the Winchestermanuscript and Caxton's and later editions; the political and social context in which Malory wrote; his style and sources; and his treatment of two key concepts in Arthurian literature, chivalry and the representation of women. The volume also includes a brief biography of Malory with a list of the historical records relating to him and his family. It ends with a discussion of the reception of the Morte Darthurfrom the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries, and a select bibliography. Contributors: P.J.C. FIELD, FELICITY RIDDY, RICHARD BARBER, ELIZABETH EDWARDS, TERENCE MCCARTHY, CAROL MEALE, JEREMY SMITH, ELIZABETH ARCHIBALD, BARBARA NOLAN, HELEN COOPER, JILL MANN, DAVID BENSON, A.S.G. EDWARDS

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``The Hoole Book': Editing and the Creation of Meaning in Malory's Text'. - Wendy Bracewell `The Place of Women in the Morte Darthur'. - Elizabeth Edwards `Contextualizing Le Morte Darthur: Empire and Civil War'. - Linda Brosnan `Malory and His Sources'. - Terence McCarthy `Language and Style in Malory'. - Jeremy J Smith `The Malory Life-Records'. - Peter J.C. Field `Beginnings: The Tale of King Arthur and King Arthur and the Emperor Lucius'. - Elizabeth Archibald `The Tale of Sir Gareth and The Tale of Sir Lancelot'. - Barbara Nolan `The Book of Sir Tristram de Lyones'. - Helen Cooper `Malory and the Grail Legend'. - Jill Mann `The Ending of the Morte Darthur'. - `The Reception of Malory's Morte Darthur'. - A S G Edwards

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Malory's Morte Darthur - text, history and reception - expertly appraised by international scholars. This collection of original essays by an international group of distinguished medievalists provides a comprehensive introduction to the great work of Sir Thomas Malory, which will be indispensable for both students and scholars. It is divided into three main sections, on Malory in context, the art of the Morte Darthur, and its reception in later years. As well as essays on the eight tales which make up the Morte Darthur, there are studies ofthe relationship between the Winchestermanuscript and Caxton's and later editions; the political and social context in which Malory wrote; his style and sources; and his treatment of two key concepts in Arthurian literature, chivalry and the representation of women. The volume also includes a brief biography of Malory with a list of the historical records relating to him and his family. It ends with a discussion of the reception of the Morte Darthurfrom the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries, and a select bibliography. Contributors: P.J.C. FIELD, FELICITY RIDDY, RICHARD BARBER, ELIZABETH EDWARDS, TERENCE MCCARTHY, CAROL MEALE, JEREMY SMITH, ELIZABETH ARCHIBALD,BARBARA NOLAN, HELEN COOPER, JILL MANN, DAVID BENSON, A.S.G. EDWARDS

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Introduction - Elizabeth Archibald and A S G Edwards 'The Hoole Book': Editing and the Creation of Meaning in Malory's Text - Carol. M Meale Chivalry and the Morte Darthur - Richard Barber The Place of Women in the Morte Darthur - Elizabeth Edwards Contextualising Le Morte Darthur: Empire and Civil War - Felicity Riddy Malory and His Sources - Terence McCarthy Language and Style in Malory - Jeremy J Smith The Malory Life-Records - P J C Field Beginnings: The Tale of King Arthur and King Arthur and the Emperor Lucius - Elizabeth Archibald The Tale of Sir Gareth and The Tale of Sir Lancelot - Barbara Nolan The Book of Sir Tristram de Lyones - Helen Cooper Malory and the Grail Legend - Jill Mann The Ending of the Morte Darthur - C. David Benson The Reception of Malory's Morte Darthur - A S G Edwards A Selective Bibliography of Malory Studies - Elizabeth Archibald and A S G Edwards

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