The Fortunes of King Arthur
The essays in this volume offer a general overview and a number of detailed examinations of Arthur's fortunes, in two senses. First is the role of Fortune itself, often personified and consistently instrumental, in accounts of Arthur's court and reign. More generally the articles trace the trajectory of the Arthurian legend - its birth, rise and decline - through the middle ages. The final essay follows the continued turning of Fortune's wheel, emphasizing the modern revival and flourishing...
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An examination of both the role played by Fortune in Arthurian literature and legend, and the fortunes of the legend itself.
Arthur and kingship in the Historia Brittonum1'For mortals are moved by these conditions' : fate, fortune and providence in Geoffrey of Monmouth13Visions of history : Robert de Boron and English Arthurian chroniclers29Bruttene Deorling : an Arthur for every age47King Arthur : from history to fiction66Welsh tradition in Calais : Elis Gruffydd and his biography of King Arthur77The ambiguous fortunes of Arthur : the Lancelot-Grail and beyond92Changing the equation : the impact of Tristan-love on Arthur's Court104Illustration and the fortunes of Arthur116The fortunes of Arthur in later German romances166Pursuing the parrot : writing the quest in late Arthurian romances181Reconsidering Malory195The old order changeth' : King Arthur in the modern world209
