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Product Description This collection of original essays by an international group of distinguished medievalists provides a comprehensive introduction to the great work of Sir Thomas Malory, which will be indispensable for both students and scholars. It is divided into three main sections, on Malory in context, the art of the Morte Darthur, and its reception in later years. As well as essays on the eight tales which make up the Morte Darthur, there are studies ofthe relationship between the Winchestermanuscript and Caxton's and later editions; the political and social context in which Malory wrote; his style and sources; and his treatment of two key concepts in Arthurian literature, chivalry and the representation of women. The volume also includes a brief biography of Malory with a list of the historical records relating to him and his family. It ends with a discussion of the reception of the Morte Darthurfrom the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries, and a select bibliography. Contributors: P.J.C. FIELD, FELICITY RIDDY, RICHARD BARBER, ELIZABETH EDWARDS, TERENCE MCCARTHY, CAROL MEALE, JEREMY SMITH, ELIZABETH ARCHIBALD,BARBARA NOLAN, HELEN COOPER, JILL MANN, DAVID BENSON, A.S.G. EDWARDS Table of Contents Introduction - Elizabeth Archibald and A S G Edwards 'The Hoole Book': Editing and the Creation of Meaning in Malory's Text - Carol. M Meale Chivalry and the Morte Darthur - Richard Barber The Place of Women in the Morte Darthur - Elizabeth Edwards Contextualising Le Morte Darthur: Empire and Civil War - Felicity Riddy Malory and His Sources - Terence McCarthy Language and Style in Malory - Jeremy J Smith The Malory Life-Records - P J C Field Beginnings: The Tale of King Arthur and King Arthur and the Emperor Lucius - Elizabeth Archibald The Tale of Sir Gareth and The Tale of Sir Lancelot - Barbara Nolan The Book of Sir Tristram de Lyones - Helen Cooper Malory and the Grail Legend - Jill Mann The Ending of the Morte Darthur - C. David Benson The Reception of Malory's Morte Darthur - A S G Edwards A Selective Bibliography of Malory Studies - Elizabeth Archibald and A S G Edwards Review A comprehensive and reliable introduction to Malory, with a happy balance between the provocative and the incontrovertible. Especially useful for undergraduates... --Medium Aevum Welcome introduction... there will be much here that will be attractive to students of the Morte. YEAR'S WORK IN ENGLISH STUDIES --Year's Work in English Studies The single book on Malory every Middle English scholar should read. --Journal of English and Germanic Philology From the Back Cover This book explores the literary and historical contexts for the creation of the 'Morte.' It also provides additional examinations of particular issues, including Marty's life, and his treatment of women and chivalry. About the Author Contributors: P.J.C. FIELD, FELICITY RIDDY, RICHARD BARBER, ELIZABETH EDWARDS, TERENCE MCCARTHY, CAROL MEALE, JEREMY SMITH, ELIZABETH ARCHIBALD, BARBARA NOLAN, HELEN COOPER, JILL MANN, DAVID BENSON, A.S.G. EDWARDS ELIZABETH ARCHIBALD and A.S.G. EDWARDSteach in the Department of English, University of Victoria
