Arthurian Tradition & Chrétien de TroyesColumbia University Press, 1949 - 503 pages "...[R]eviews the background of Arthurian romance, classifying the typical phenomena accompanying the growth and spread of the legend . . . [T]hen examines, one by one, the names, motifs, situations and properties found in Chrétien's four Arthurian romances and shows where each element originated and how it became what it became" --Jacket flap. |
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adventure Arawn Arthur Arthur's court Arthurian romance Artu Baudemaguz Beaumayns Bran Bran the Blessed Breton Calogrenant celt Chap Charrette Chrétien combat Conte del Graal conteurs Cuchulainn Curoi Dame damsel dwarf Enide episode Erec Erec's evidence faery Fisher King fortress French Gareth Gauvain Gawain Geoffrey Geoffrey of Monmouth Geraint Grail Castle Guenievre Gwri hero hero's horn horse Huth Merlin Ibid Irish isle Kulhwch Lancelot land Lanzelet Laudine legend Libeaus Libeaus Desconus Loomis Loth Lothian lover mabinogi Mabinogion maiden Maimed King Malory Manawydan Matière de Bretagne Meleagant mistress Modron Morgain Morgain la Fée Mort motif Newstead Nitze original Owain Parzival Perceval Perceval le Gallois Peredur Perilous Perlesvaus Phil PMLA poem Potvin Pryderi Pwyll Queen Red Knight Rhys Romania saga sister Sommer Speculum story supra sword tale tourney tradition Tristan variants Vulgate Lancelot Vulgate Version Wales warriors Welsh Wolfram Yvain