Screen LibraryContested language in Malory's Morte Darthur the politics of romance in fifteenth-century England /
Examining Malory's political language, this study offers a revisionary view of Arthur's kingship in the Morte Darthur and the role of the Round Table fellowship. Considering a range of historical and political sources, Lexton suggests that Malory used a specific lexicon to engage with cont...
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Arthurian and courtly cultures
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Examining Malory's political language, this study offers a revisionary view of Arthur's kingship in the Morte Darthur and the role of the Round Table fellowship. Considering a range of historical and political sources, Lexton suggests that Malory used a specific lexicon to engage with contemporary problems of kingship and rule. "Rarely do we have a chance to view a late medieval or early renaissance text from a totally new perspective, but Lexton overthrows all of our nostalgic assumptions about what King Arthur and his roundtable must have meant to Malory's original audience. This book argues instead that Arthur (and through him, the reigning powers in England) are criticized. Key to this argument is Malory's use of loaded political language, terms such as justice, 'comyns,' counsel, rule, worship, courtesy, fellowship, and treason. This carefully argued and nuanced study of language provides happy proof that new |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9781137364821. |
| Carrier Form: | 264 p. |
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9781137353627 : 1137353627 : |
| CLC: | I561.43 |
| Contents: | Introduction: Arthurian Romance and Political Language in Fifteenth Century England 1. Kingship, Justice and the 'comyns' in the Tale of King Arthur 2. Counsel and Rule in the Tale of King Arthur and Arthur and Lucius 3. Malory's Lancelot and the Politics of Worship 4. Courtesy in Malory's Tale of Sir Gareth 5. Fellowship and Treason Conclusion: Malory's Contested Language. |