| Edition |
[PDF workbook version]. |
| Description |
12 audio discs : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 bonus PDF disc. |
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digital optical rda |
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audio file CD audio rda |
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text file PDF rda |
| Series |
The great courses. Topic, Literature & language. Subtopic, British |
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Great courses (Compact disc)
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| Note |
Course no. 2376. |
| Performer |
Lecturer: Professor Dorsey Armstrong, Purdue University. |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
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PDF disc contains course guidebook. |
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Course guidebook (180 pages : illustrations) includes bibliographical references (pages 171-180). |
| Contents |
disc 1. The origins of King Arthur ; An Arthur-like figure in Cornwall -- disc 2. King Arthur in the Latin chronicles ; King Arthur in Wales : the Mabinogion -- disc 3. Monmouth, Merlin, and courtly love ; The Round Table : Arthur in Wace and Layamon -- disc 4. Chrétien de Troyes and Sir Lancelot ; Arthurian tales in Brittany and Burgundy -- disc 5. The Lancelot-Grail cycle ; The early German Arthurian tradition -- disc 6. King Arthur's other German adaptations ; The Arthurian sagas of Scandinavia -- disc 7. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ; The alliterative Morte Arthure -- disc 8. Sir Thomas Malory's Le morte Darthur ; Enriching the legend : Tristan and Isolde -- disc 9. The Holy Grail from Chrétien to Dan Brown ; Arthuriana in medieval art -- disc 10. Spenser, Milton, and the Renaissance Arthur ; Idylls of the king : the Victorian Arthur -- disc 11. Wagner and Twain : King Arthur in the late 1800s ; Once and future : the 20th century Arthur -- disc 12. Camelot comes to Hollywood ; King Arthur in the 21st century and beyond. |
| Summary |
"These 24 spellbinding lectures reveal the full scope of the Arthurian tradition, from its beginnings in post-Roman Britain to its extraordinary trajectory across the centuries and its latest incarnations in modern times. Your pathfinder in this world of mythic adventure and romance, Professor Armstrong, is one of the world's leading Arthurian scholars and the current editor-in-chief of the academic journal Arthuriana. Demonstrating both encyclopedic knowledge and an infectious passion for the subject, she leads you in tracing how the myth developed across time, clarifying many misunderstood aspects of the narrative, such as the origins of the Round Table and the figure of Merlin, the illicit love between Lancelot and Guenevere, and the varied manifestations of the magical Holy Grail. You'll discover how the legend was appropriated and assimilated by differing cultures, and how each writer and artist in the tradition reflected and commented, through the Arthurian narrative, on the concerns of their own time and place. The result is an illuminating look at one of the most engaging, entertaining, and influential legendary traditions the world has ever known."--From publisher. |
| System Details |
PDF requires Adobe Reader or PDF reader. |
| Subject |
Arthur, King.
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Arthurian romances -- History and criticism.
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Britons -- Kings and rulers -- Legends.
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Great Britain -- Antiquities, Celtic.
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Great Britain -- History -- To 1066 -- Biography.
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Arthur, King. (OCoLC)fst00035632
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Arthurian romances. (OCoLC)fst00817169
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Britons -- Kings and rulers.
(OCoLC)fst00839104
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Celtic antiquities. (OCoLC)fst00850379
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Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
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| Chronological Term |
To 1066
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| Genre/Form |
Audiobooks.
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Audiobooks. (OCoLC)fst01726208
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Legends. (OCoLC)fst01423803
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| Added Author |
Teaching Company, production company.
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Recorded Books, LLC, distributor.
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| ISBN |
9781490699837 |
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149069983X |
| Music No. |
GC0784 Great Courses |
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2376 The Teaching Company |
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PC2376A The Teaching Company (discs) |
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