Arthurian Narrative in the Latin Tradition
Arthurian Narrative in the Latin Tradition is monograph written by Siân Echard. With this book, her main intent is to examine stories about King Arthur's court written primarily in Latin, along with a few in English and Welsh versions. Arthurian scholars have largely ignored these texts because they usually focus on literature written in common, local languages. This book was originally published in print by Cambridge University Press in 1998.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] It was then published as an online E-book in 2010.[9]
Thesis
According to Michael Curley, reviewing the book for the academic journal Speculum, Echard's thesis says that Latin Arthurian stories should be understood primarily as products of the Latin writing tradition by the clerics in the courts of Henry I and Henry II (of England), rather than merely recorded as Arthurian legends.[1]
Reception
According to Curley, "When absorbed into scholarly conversation about Arthurian literature, Arthurian Narrative in the Latin Tradition will broaden considerably the basis of discussion of the topic and stimulate fruitful debate over whether, as Echard argues, Latin Arthurian texts possess a character uniquely their own, not to be found in their vernacular counterparts."[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Curley, Michael (2002). "Reviewed work: Arthurian Narrative in the Latin Tradition, Siân Echard". Speculum. 77 (1): 169–171. doi:10.2307/2903819. JSTOR 2903819.
- ↑ Field, P. J. C. (1999). "Reviewed work: Arthurian Narrative in the Latin Tradition, Siân Echard". The Review of English Studies. 50 (200): 505–506. doi:10.1093/res/50.200.505. JSTOR 517397.
- ↑ Watt, Dianne (1999). "Sian Echard., Arthurian Narrative in the Latin Tradition". English. 48 (191): 126–130. doi:10.1093/english/48.191.126.
- ↑ Stein, Robert M. (2001). "Reviewed work: Arthurian Narrative in the Latin Tradition, Siân Echard". The Journal of Medieval Latin. 11: 219–221. doi:10.1484/J.JML.2.304158. JSTOR 45019535.
- ↑ Le Saux, Francoise (1999). "Reviews". Notes and Queries. 46 (3). doi:10.1093/nq/46-3-378b.
- ↑ Harty, Kevin J. (2001). "Reviewed work: Arthurian Narrative in the Latin Tradition. Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature, No. 36, SIÂN ECHARD". Arthuriana. 11 (1): 113–114. doi:10.1353/art.2001.0002. JSTOR 27869616.
- ↑ Daintree, David. "Arthurian Narrative in the Latin Tradition (Review)". Parergon. 18 (2): 154–156. 2001. doi:10.1353/pgn.2001.0040.
- ↑ Over, Kristen Lee. "Arthurian Narrative in the Latin Tradition (review)" Comitatus: A Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2000-10, Vol.31 (1).
- ↑ Publisher's webpage for this book. Echard, Siân (1998). Arthurian Narrative in the Latin Tradition. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511518713. ISBN 978-0-521-62126-7.
Further reading
- Tether, Leah; McFadyen, Johnny, eds. (2017). Handbook of Arthurian Romance. doi:10.1515/9783110432466. ISBN 978-3-11-043246-6.
- Blacker, Jean (2024). Arthur, Origins, Identities and the Legendary History of Britain. doi:10.1163/9789004691889. ISBN 978-90-04-69188-9.
- Lacy, Norris J. (ed.), (2006), A History of Arthurian Scholarship. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 9781843840695
- Echard, Siân (ed.), (2011), The Development and Dissemination of the Arthurian Legend in Medieval Latin. University of Wales Press. ISBN 9781783168569
External links
- Official website
- About the author. The University of British Columbia.
- ISBN 9780521621267
- LCCN 97-42206
- OCLC 37748594