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King Arthur and King Mark: Aspects of Kingship in Malory's 'Morte D'arthur
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Malory's Tale of King Arthur and the Emperor Lucius Compared With Its Source, the Alliterative Morte Arthure
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Leadership and virtue: a character analysis of Fionn mac Cumhaill and King Arthur in the later medieval period
It has often been remarked that the Welsh warrior-king Arthur and the warrior-hero Fionn of the Irish tradition have similarities in character. Oliver Padel, in his Arthur in Medieval Welsh Literature, discusses briefly the similarity between the Arthur of the earliest Welsh literature and Fionn, …
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From Chapbooks to Plumb Cake: The History of Children's Literature
… to the old chapbooks romances. Howard Pyle's King Arthur series incorporates much of the magic and fantasy of old chapbook stories, but nonetheless, his retellings of medieval legends were still constrained by the desire to morally guide children; and they never achieved quite the same flight …
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The art of magical narrative
… and strange repetitions in the plots of Malory's Arthurian cycle be explained? What are their purposes and why are they essential to the plot? In this dissertation, I have attempted to answer these questions by applying Anne Wilson's theory of magical narrative (The magical quest) to a selection …
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Arthurian mythology in the twentieth century : T.H. White and John Steinbeck's interpretations of Malory's Morte d'Arthur
… and evaluate T.H. White's The Once and Future King and John Steinbeck's The Acts of King Arthur and his Noble Knights, two novels based on the Arthurian legend, and to investigate their reliance on Malory's Morte Darthur. A close critical reading of both texts is provided. The thesis begins by …
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The king at <i>Kaamelott</i>
<p>French TV‘s M6 aired a ground-breaking television advance, known as <em>Kaamelott</em>, from 2005 to 2009, derived from a long tradition of Arthurian narrative form and a long tradition of that form‘s modernization. Spanning the split, therefore, between the Modern and the Medieval, Alexandre …
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Alfred Lord Tennyson, Julia Margaret Cameron, and the Arthurian Legends: Re-writing and Re-envisioning Women’s Roles in 19th Century England
… worked collaboratively on the Idylls of the King; a work of epic poetry that Tennyson wrote about the legends of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. His re-envisioned tales were cautionary and provided guidelines as to how women should behave or face the consequences of causing …
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An Almost Threesome: Erotic Love Triangles and Authorial Choice in Malory’s Le Morte D’ Arthur
… Chretien de Troyes’ romance of the glorious King Arthur, Sir Thomas Malory, in his <em>Le Morte Darthur</em>, approaches the narrative of Sir Lancelot with the unwavering attitude that Lancelot must not only sustain the status of Arthur’s most revered knight and truest friend, but also be a …
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Masks of the Dark Goddess in Arthurian Literature: Origin and Evolution of Morgan le Fay
<p>The world of Arthurian legend is one steeped in mythology and magic, reflecting ancient Celtic traditions and tales that long preceded it. Such tales often feature perplexing and seemingly contradictory characters who drive complex plotlines and frequently challenge primary figures, greatly …
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Evaluation of Two Lipid-Based Edible Coatings For Their Ability to Preserve Post Harvest Quality of Green Bell Peppers
… in green bell peppers (Capsicum annum L. cv. King Arthur). Post harvest storage quality conditions tested included respiration rates, weight, color and texture changes, and stability of ascorbic acid (AA) and dehydroascorbic acid (DHA) content. Results indicated that no appreciable changes …
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Gendered magic and Arthurian sovereignty
… of the medieval period, the legends of King Arthur are particularly suited to a study of the role of the supernatural in the establishment and maintenance of sovereignty in medieval romance. My dissertation, “Gendered Magic and Arthurian Sovereignty,” argues that the supernatural figures …
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The Truth and Other Fictions: The Nuance of Truth in Medieval Literature
… personage who is increasingly fictionalized, and King Arthur, a pseudo-mythological figure who through fiction has a demonstrable impact on the medieval world, as figures who are culturally impactful and utilized throughout the medieval period as effective means of communicating various nuanced …
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‘Amore Captus:’ Turning Bedtricks in the Arthurian Canon
… the past 1,400 years, the many retellings of Arthurian legend have served as a lens by which readers have been able to explore issues of power, ethics, and identity. The Arthurian canon has been appropriated by different generations, cultures, and ideological groups over the centuries to …
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T.H. White and the matter of Lancelot.
In this thesis, I discuss T.H. White's Arthurian work, The Once and Future King, with emphasis on its treatment of modern issues. The Once and Future King is White's statement against war, and White uses the chivalric code and the knights of the Round Table to show the brutality and the ultimately …
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‘Holyest Erth of England?’ Glastonbury Abbey: Saints, Sanctity and Pilgrimage
… Mary and Joseph of Arimathea. In addition, King Arthur is a figure who plays a significant role in the abbey’s history, but who defies categorisation into any of the above. Even by the standards of medieval religious houses, Glastonbury held an extensive collection of relics, and the …
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The discovery of Merlin’s spirit within the trinity of Robert de Boron’s Le Roman de L’estorie dou Graal
… brings the story to England and to the lands of King Arthur under the guidance of Merlin who worked through the grace of God.</p>
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Development and Effectiveness of Three Hydrocolloid-Lipid Emulsion Coatings on Preservation of Quality Characteristics in Green Bell Peppers
… and maltodextrin. Sensory testing using a ranking preference test indicated that these coatings had acceptable appearance and palatability. Quality characteristics of green bell peppers (Capsicum annum L. cv. King Arthur) measured during the 5-week storage period included: respiration rates, …
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Malory, Chivalric Medievalism, and New Imperialist Masculinity
… Sir Thomas Malory’s fifteenth-century work of Arthurian romance, Le Morte Darthur, underwent significant reevaluation, from being warily considered a trivial, morally problematic text to being hailed as a national epic with a central place in the English canon. This shift in Malory’s status …
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On a Quest for Manhood: Re-Imagining Medieval Masculinities and Male Maturation in Contemporary Arthurian Adaptations for Adolescents
Since the Middle Ages, the Arthurian legend has enjoyed a principal status in Western literature and culture. Throughout this long history, contributions to and adaptations of the legend have been deeply concerned with gender identity and ideals, masculinity in particular. These concerns have also …
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