Norris J. Lacy Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

<em>The Romance of Arthur</em>, James J. Wilhelm's classic anthology of Arthurian literature, is an essential text for students of the medieval Romance tradition. This fully updated third edition presents a comprehensive reader, mapping the course of Arthurian literature, and is expanded to cover: key authors such as Chretien de Troyes and Thomas of Britain, as well as Arthurian texts by women and more obscure sources for Arthurian romance extensive coverage of key themes and characters in the tradition a wide geographical range of texts including translations from Latin, French, German, Spanish, Welsh, Middle English, and Italian sources a broad chronological range of texts, encompassing nearly a thousand years of Arthurian romance. Norris J. Lacy builds on the book's source material, presenting readers with a clear introduction to many accessible modern-spelling versions of Arthurian texts. The extracts are presented in a new reader-friendly format with detailed suggestions for further reading and illustrations of key places, figures, and scenes. <em>The Romance of Arthur</em> provides an excellent introduction and an extensive resource for both students and scholars of Arthurian literature.

This work provides a single-volume condensation of the complete five-volume translation of the Vulgate and post-Vulgate Cycles of Arthurian romance. Like the original, this present volume is the work of a team of translators directed by Norris J. Lacy. It has been edited for students and Arthurian enthusiasts in general. Dating from early 13th century, the Vulgate Cycle, relates the entire course of Arthurian legend, from the early history of the Grail to Arthur's death. The five component romances written by an anonymous author or group of authors, are the Estoire del Saint Graal, the Estoire de Merlin, the huge Lancelot propre, the Queste del Saint Graal, and the tragic conclusion, the Mort Artu. The post-Vulgate Cycle, also anonymous, is a rehandling of the Vulgate material dating to 1230-40. The author attempted to impose a more homogeneous unity on the narrative by setting Arthur and the Grail at center stage, rather than the illicit love of Lancelot and Guenevere. This work has existed only in fragmentary form (in French, Spanish, and Portuguese) and has been largely reconstructed by scholars.