The Arthurian Revival Essays on Form, Tradition, and Transformation [Paperback]

Discrete inquiries into 15 forms of the Arthurian legends produced over the last century explore how they have altered the tradition. They consider works from the US and Europe, and those aimed at popular and elite audiences. The overall conclusion is that the Arthurian revival is an ongoing event, and has become multivalent, multinational, and multimedia. Originally published in 1992.

Introduction  1. Skirmishes at the Periphery: Edward Howard, Eglinton, and Aristocratic Chivalry in Metropolitan MagazineLinda K. Hughes  2. Allegory and Comedy in Bulwer-Lytton's King ArthurMark Cumming  3. Teasing the King John R. Reed  4. William Morris: Arthurian Innovator Rebecca Cochran  5. The True and the False : Tennyson's Idylls of the Kingand the Visual Arts Christine Poulson  6. Sir Noel Paton and the Grail Quest: The Arthurian Mythos as Christian Art Richard A. Schindler  7. Art's Moral Mission: Reading G.F. Watts's Sir GalahadMarilynn Lincoln Board  8. American Arthurian Authors: A Declaration of Independence Alan Lupack  9. From Romance to Ritual: Wolfram, Arthur, and Wagner's ParsifalEdward R. Haymes  10. Toward the Condition of (Absolute) Music: Edward A. MacDowell and the Arthurian Twilight Joe K. Law  11. Rutland Boughton's Arthurian Cycle Michael Hurd  12. The First and Last Love: Morgan le Fay and Arthur Raymond H. Thompson  13. The Broken Quest: The Perceval Romances of Chr?tien de Troyes and Eric Rohmer Bruce A. Beatie  14. Decapitation and Deconstruction: The Body of the Hero in Robert Bresson's Lancelot du LacJulie F. Codell  15. Whom Does the Grail lÓÆ