Medieval Literature: Legends of Arthur

Readings

[RA] = Wilhelm, James J., ed. The Romance of Arthur: An Anthology of Medieval Texts in Translation. Vol. 1267. Garland, 1994. ISBN: 9780815315117. [Preview with Google Books]

[CT] =  De Troyes, Chrétien. Four Arthurian Romances (12^th century). SMK Books, 2012. ISBN: 9781617205835. [Preview with Google Books]

[Perc] = ———. Arthurian Romances. Penguin Classics, 1991. ISBN: 9780140445213. [Preview with Google Books]

[MF] = Burgess, Glyn Sheridan. The Lais of Marie de France: Text and Context. Penguin Classics, 1999. ISBN: 9780140447590.

[Bor] = De Boron, Robert, and Nigel Bryant. Merlin and the Grail: Joseph of Arimathea, Merlin, Perceval: The Trilogy of Prose Romances Attributed to Robert de Boron. Vol. 48. BOYE6, 2008. ISBN: 9780859917797. [Preview with Google Books]

[Mal] = Malory, Thomas. Le Morte D’Arthur (1470). Vol. 1–2. Forgotten Books, 2008. ISBN: 9781606800690. Project Gutenberg, February 2013 Volume 1 and Volume 2 (accessed October 15, 2014).

LEC #	TOPICS	READINGS
1	Excerpts from Wilhelm, The Romance of Arthur (early Latin and Welsh)	[RA] Chapter 1: Arthur in the Latin Chronicles. [RA] Chapter 2: Arthur in the Early Welsh Tradition. [RA] Chapter 4: Arthur in Geoffrey of Monmouth. [RA] Chapter 5: Wace: Roman de Brut (Merlin Episodes and “The Birth and Rise of Arthur”). [RA] Chapter 6: Layamon: Brut (“The Death of Arthur”).
2	Chrétien de Troyes & Marie de France	[CT] The Knight With the Lion (Yvain). [MF] Prologue and Le lai de Guigemar.
3	Chrétien de Troyes & Marie de France (cont.)	[CT] The Knight With the Cart (Lancelot). [MF] Le lai de Yonec.
4	Chrétien de Troyes	[Perc] The Story of the Grail (Perceval).
5	Robert de Boron	[Bor] Joseph of Arimathea, Merlin, Perceval.
6	Malory, Morte Darthur	[Mal] Books 1–4.
7	Malory, Morte Darthur	[Mal] Books 5–7.
8	Malory, Morte Darthur	[Mal] Books 8–9.
9	Malory, Morte Darthur	[Mal] Book 10.
10	Malory, Morte Darthur	[Mal] Books 11–16.
11	Malory, Morte Darthur	[Mal] Books 17–21.
12	Poster session