Avalon Revisited: Reworkings of the Arthurian MythMaría José Álvarez Faedo Peter Lang, 2007 - 270 pages This book contains a collection of essays dealing with different re-workings of the Arthurian myth. The papers trace the Arthurian myth, inquiring into its origins in Ancient Rome, and pointing out influences from the Dark Ages up to the present. Reference is made to oral tradition, visual narrative and iconic messages in manuscript illumination, the myth in medieval chivalry and the decay of the latter. Parallelisms are drawn with Christian figures and beliefs, with Irish literature and Gaelic mythology, and with novels and films. The methodological approaches and points of view show great diversity: from an inquiry into the historical sources of the myth, to comparative literature, inter-textuality, feminist criticism, analysis of cinema up to a refreshing practical classroom exercise. |
Table des matières
Preface | 9 |
FRANCISCO J BORGE | 49 |
HÉCTOR BLANCOURÍA | 77 |
MARÍA DEL MAR GONZÁLEZCHACÓN | 109 |
RUBÉN VALDÉSMIYARES | 133 |
MARÍA ISABEL GARCÍAMARTÍNEZ | 155 |
MARÍA JOSÉ ÁLVAREZFAEDO | 185 |
GABRIELA GARCÍATERUEL | 211 |
ANA ISABEL EXPÓSITOÁLVAREZ | 233 |
List of Contributors | 247 |
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