The art of magical narrative

What is a magical narrative? How can the inconsistencies 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 of tales from the beginning of Malory's Arthurian cycle (The tale of King Arthur) and from the latter half (The book of Sir Launcelot and Queen Quinevere).

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of English Language and Literature

Year dc:date.issued

2001

Author dc:creator

• Clatworthy, Janine

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10196

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10196