| 单词 | Arthurian legend |
| 例句 | An observer of the present day, who knew the Arthurian legend only from Tennyson and people of that sort, would have been startled to see that the famous lovers were past their prime. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z To say that Starz created the silliest rendering of the Arthurian legend since Monty Python and the Holy Grail might be quite a compliment, if the series were not meant to be a serious drama. Vacation Robo-Post: The Worst TV Shows of 2011 2011-12-28T13:33:45Z There’s Arthurian legend and a sound loop of the physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer’s famous quote of the Mahabharata: “Now I am become death.” ‘Remnant’ Review: A Digital Fog of War, and Its Aftermath 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Those are the three faces of France’s rugged northwest corner, where Arthurian legends, stone circles and Celtic traditions suffuse the forests and fishing villages. 36 Hours in Rennes and St.-Malo 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z The show, “Story, Memory and Myth,” includes pieces that explore classical stories ranging from Arthurian legends to the tales of Geoffrey Chaucer. In Transit Blog: Former Astor Mansion in London Is Open to the Public 2011-12-21T11:00:27Z Chivalric romances, harking back to the age of Charlemagne in the eighth century, and Arthurian legends, many of them translated from French, became very popular in Italy during the 14th and 15th centuries. Fantasy, Fights and Love: 500 Years of ‘Orlando Furioso’ 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z The latest findings seem to confirm the 12th-century Arthurian legend about the wizard Merlin’s capture of a magical stone circle to resurrect it many miles away as a memorial to the dead. Hiking along Virginia’s Aquia Creek and finding history a stone’s throw from home 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" but of the Arthurian legends and chivalric romances that inspire it. "Cripples and bastards and broken things": Why the "Game of Thrones" ending was nearly perfect 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Mr. White put together “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” the Python troupe’s farcical rendition of Arthurian legend, on a very low budget. Michael White, Colorful Impresario With a Taste for the Outlandish, Dies at 80 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z One musical compromised in the process is “Camelot,” a romantic retelling of Arthurian legend that opened on Broadway in 1960. When ‘A Little Touch of Star Quality’ Is a Little Too Much 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z So is "Cursed," which debuts on Netflix July 17, placing Langford in the fray of a fantasy offshoot of the standard Arthurian legend. Enough already with the white warrior woman worship 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z British listeners experienced the medieval myths on which he based his operas “Lohengrin” and “Parsifal” as mirroring their own Arthurian legends. From George Eliot to Neo-Nazi Skinheads: The Chaotic Cult of Richard Wagner 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z Over all these regions of decay hangs the Waste Land of Arthurian legend and the Fisher King, who haunted our walk as he does the poem. TS Eliot's The Waste Land 2012 – a multimedia walk 2012-07-30T11:14:00Z "It's one of those sort of Arthurian legends that gay people told each other. " A 'lost story' of 'Pride' touches on bonds, support and so much more 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z But after a campaign by other locals to preserve the Excalibur, so called as the roads were named after characters from Arthurian legend, English Heritage recommended 21 homes be listed. Largest postwar prefab estate to be demolished 2011-01-02T18:39:33Z Together the five stories, which vibrate with echoes of the Arthurian legend, are the most celebrated of her books, deriving much of their power from a meeting of myth and place. Susan Cooper: a life in writing 2012-12-21T22:54:02Z While the Lancaster version vaguely cleaves to Arthurian legend, Maxwell takes a free-form approach. Merlin and the Woods of Time ? review 2011-07-21T17:17:38Z He also talked about his Scottish roots and Arthurian legends. At the Neptune, Donovan took fans on a magical musical tour 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z But if this supposed “fresh spin” on Arthurian legend feels awfully familiar to you, that’s because it used to be called “The Lion King.” And your new worst film of 2017 is… “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z You might not expect to find Niall Griffiths, a writer whose novels include Grits , Sheepshagger and Stump , poking around among obscure variants of Arthurian legend. The Dreams of Max and Ronnie by Niall Griffiths 2010-09-27T16:49:00Z And Kevin Crossley-Holland rewrites Arthurian legend commandingly in his acclaimed and award-winning Seeing Stone trilogy, and takes one of its most engaging characters on a quest to the Holy Land in Gatty's Tale. Old stories for young readers 2011-02-24T10:32:26Z It was a little bit of Hobbitry and Arthurian legend combined, without paying too much homage to either. How we made Knightmare 2013-04-08T16:58:00Z The Trollhunter’s oath — “For the glory of Merlin, daylight is mine to command” — is, of course, straight out of Arthurian legend. For ‘Trollhunters,’ Guillermo del Toro Found Inspiration in the Sewers 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z It was mildly diverting to see clips from Armitage's father's panto version of the Arthurian legend, for example, but not useful. Review: The Great British Bake-Off 2010-08-18T09:39:00Z While the 15th-century book that recorded the Arthurian legend did fix Winchester as the site of Camelot, this round table was made in 1290 for a royal celebration. A London day trip to Winchester, England’s former royal capital 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z It’s stiff competition, and that’s not counting the many earlier screen adaptations of Arthurian legends, including “Camelot,” “Excalibur” and, perhaps most inescapably, “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” How the Creators of ‘Cursed’ Conjured a Fresh Take on King Arthur 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z In the Arthurian legend, the wizard Merlin put the sword in the stone. Shape-Shifting Art Tower Completes Prada’s City Within a City 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z T. H. White, the great British author of the Arthurian legends, “The Once and Future King,” for sure. Edelweiss, Edelweiss? Julie Andrews Loves Reading About 18th-Century Plant Hunters 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z As I read more, the magic world became wilder; the creatures from Andersen and Grimm were joined by the Norse gods and the figures of Arthurian legend, Prospero, Ariel, Puck – all inhabited one dream world. Susan Cooper: a life in writing 2012-12-21T22:54:02Z From Camelot to Monty Python and the Holy Grail, films based on the Arthurian legend have provided a steady stream of hits throughout Hollywood history. Epic fail: why has King Arthur flopped so badly? 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z He did freelance illustrations for magazines, Wilde’s writings, books about Arthurian legends, Greek dramas and 18th-century witticisms. Aubrey Beardsley, Racing Creatively Against the Clock 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z The show, a Monty Python-inspired spoof of Arthurian legend, first opened on Broadway in 2005, won the Tony Award for best musical, ran for four years, and has been widely staged since then. ‘Spamalot’ Revival to Open on Broadway This Fall 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Wewelsburg, the castle headquarters of the SS, was the site of initiation rituals for SS “knights” that were modeled on Arthurian legend. Did Nazis really try to make zombies? The real history behind one of our weirdest WWII obsessions 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z Some — particularly one riffing on the Arthurian legend of Excalibur — drag. Review | ‘Mrs. Davis’ will make your head explode 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z His coronation invite was designed by Andrew Jamieson, a heraldic artist and manuscript illuminator whose work is inspired by the chivalric themes of Arthurian legend. Coronation invitations through the ages 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z A bookseller named Chester recalls getting an early galley of Nicola Griffith’s feminist retelling of the Arthurian legend “Spear,” “and having to wait a year to start recommending it was agony.” After a half-century, Elliott Bay Book Company is surviving and thriving 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z In the first two, he transposed Arthurian legend on the landscape of Texas, basing the Guinevere character, he said, on his wife. Aaron Latham, ‘Urban Cowboy’ screenwriter, dies at 78 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Her thoughts often drift to the mythological site and Arthurian legend that give the novel its title. Review | With ‘Avalon,’ Nell Zink proves again that she’s a fearless satirist 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z For the purposes of the novel, “Avalon” is both a place of Arthurian legend and a tourist town on Santa Catalina. Review: Nell Zink's addictively high-concept, low-fi fiction comes to California 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Along the way, the book takes another byway into Arthurian legend, the better to explore Gage’s weakening grip on the line between myth and reality. John Darnielle: musician, novelist, ethicist of the lurid 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z In her novel, which plays with the canon of Arthurian legends, a Black teen named Bree must infiltrate an all-white society of monster hunters to stop a demonic invasion. Opinion | From ‘Loki’ to ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine,’ Fans Are Calling the Shots 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z “Christ is born,” she says, and the invocation lingers; like so many Arthurian legends, “The Green Knight” bears witness as an old world of pagan rites gives way to a rising tide of Christian belief. Review: ‘The Green Knight,’ with Dev Patel as an Arthurian adventurer, is a ravishing triumph 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z In the video, a man approaches a shark on the beach, then pulls a sword from its back like a bizarre twist on Arthurian legend. Sharks Wash Up on Beaches, Stabbed by Swordfish 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z If, instead of being stranded in our present moment, I was on an island somewhere between Arthurian legend and the California coast, why not stay another page? Review: Nell Zink's addictively high-concept, low-fi fiction comes to California 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Over the course of the show’s first 10 episodes, characters who were initially introduced under one name are eventually revealed to be characters with much more significant ties to Arthurian legend. Netflix's 'Cursed' turns the legend of King Arthur on its head. Here's how 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is the basis for “Cursed,” a new fantasy drama inspired by Arthurian legend. What’s on TV This Week: A ‘30 Rock' reunion, 'Brave New World' and more 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z It was a strange little space movie, according to the Hollywood rumor mill, a pastiche of 1930s science-fiction serials, Arthurian legend and religious mysticism made by a 33-year-old filmmaker who was in over his head. Charles Lippincott, movie publicist and a force behind ‘Star Wars,’ dies at 80 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Wagner, after all, got his sword-in-the-stone idea from the Arthurian legend. Review: King Arthur meets Trump and Superman in Long Beach 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z But if his head is all about profitable first-person shooters, his heart belongs to Arthurian legends. This video-game titan wants to ride into history — with a lance and bespoke armor 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z She added it was "all the more special" to find the fragments in the South West because of its locations made famous by the Arthurian legend. Middle Ages Merlin manuscript found 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Now Cornish returns with “The Kid Who Would Be King,” a sharp, playful tale that brings the myths of Arthurian legend into the present day. Joe Cornish on the Brexit parallels of ‘The Kid Who Would Be King’ 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z “The Kid Who Would Be King” is a modernized twist on the Arthurian legend of the sword in the stone. What to watch with your kids: ‘The Kid Who Would Be King,’ ‘Schooled’ and more 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z He also longs to reconnect with his father, who left behind a book of Arthurian legends before he mysteriously disappeared. Review | Can medieval chivalry save the modern world? ‘The Kid Who Would Be King’ thinks so. 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z Grail Project Theatre Movement Bazaar mixes drama, comedy, music and dance in this exploration of the Arthurian legends. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Feb. 11-18: '4Play: Sex in a Series,' Patti LuPone and more 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z It’s a lighthearted, nostalgic novel that focuses on vibrant characters and adventure, built out of recognizable parts from the likes of Star Wars, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Arthurian legend. Black Star Renegades is a loving homage to Star Wars 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z The saga, which continues in December with “Episode VIII: The Last Jedi,” nods to classical mythology, Arthurian legend and even Wagner’s “Ring” cycle. null 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Best of the bunch is an almost 19-minute overview of the movie with the English crew and actors offering memories about growing up with the Arthurian legend. ‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword’ review (4K UHD) 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z “Westworld” surely took some of its inspiration from “The Dark Tower,” a soupy mix of sci-fi, horror, Western and Arthurian legend. Review: In ‘The Dark Tower,’ franchise visions fall flat 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z An Arthurian legend in a 1338 chronicle has the young Merlin telling King Vortigern that if his workers “scoop” water from an underground pool beneath his fortress, they will find two dragons. Newspaper Rivalry Bred the Modern Use of ‘Scoop’ 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z The tales of Michael Jordan's ruthlessness are the thing of Arthurian legend. This story about Michael Jordan's trash talk on the golf course is cold-blooded - Golf Digest 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Though many people with casual knowledge of Arthurian legend think of Guinevere and Lancelot as romantic heroes, Guinevere was already married to King Arthur when she fell for the knight. The True History Behind Cersei's Game of Thrones Walk of Shame 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z The location, near Glastonbury, was perfect for Kerr, one of a number of well-heeled hippies who were fascinated by the mysticism of the Arthurian legend. Been and gone: Man who helped get Glastonbury Festival off the ground 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z There’s a pinch of Arthurian legend in there, too. E3 2014: hands-on with the key PlayStation 4 titles 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z The game takes the Arthurian legend and plops it down in a clockwork, black-powder era. The Top Video Games Of 2014 2013-12-22T10:31:00Z Originally named Roundtable Partners, in a nod to Arthurian legend, the trading company rose to prominence with the proliferation of high-speed electronic trading. DealBook: Trying to Be Nimble, Knight Capital Stumbles 2012-08-03T01:55:07Z In his first volume, “The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems,” he came into competition with Tennyson, who was at the same time issuing his Arthurian legends. Browning and His Century 2012-02-15T03:00:39.033Z This has been identified by good authorities with Caradigan where Arthur held his court, to which there are many references in Arthurian legends. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z It is a series—in blank verse, always melodious and often exquisite, giving the main incidents of the old Arthurian legend, which as a boy he had read with delight in old Malory’s prose epic. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z But though Guenevere has changed her lover, the tradition of her infidelity is of much earlier date and formed a part of the primitive Arthurian legend. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z It was, however, the Arthurian legend which of all his fabrications attained the greatest vogue. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z It was also a happy thought for him to weave so much of his poetry around the Arthurian legends. Browning and His Century 2012-02-15T03:00:39.033Z We have no right to condemn beforehand an attempt to modernise the Arthurian legends. Oxford Lectures on Poetry 2011-07-19T02:00:15.897Z I have not yet finished the Arthurian legends, otherwise I might consider your Job theme. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z “Gawain to gaze upon the Grail”: Gawain was the son of King Lot and Margause, in the Arthurian legend of the Holy Grail. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z In beauty and dignity and human interest Tennyson gives us the great world of Arthurian legend in its most perfect form. King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table 2011-06-20T02:00:02.907Z Terry Jones, co-director of Monty Python's interpretation of the myth, and a keen historian, says he was always cynical about the Arthurian legend and its supposed virtues for this reason. Arthurmania 2011-06-09T02:36:13Z The Idylls of the King are the outcome of an interest in Arthurian legends that seems to have gradually developed. The Age of Tennyson 2011-05-31T02:00:36.607Z No popular epic, like the Niebelungen of the Teuton, the Arthurian legend of the Celt, the Song of Roland of the Frank, or the Spanish Cid, could have sprung up on Italian soil. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z That is the field that includes the Arthurian legends and the Robin Hood stories. Literature for Children 2011-02-02T03:00:21.560Z The Arthurian legends appear to have been brought to Flanders by some Flemish colonists in Wales, on their return to their mother-country. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z A third form of Welsh popular belief as to the whereabouts of fairyland corresponds with the Avalon of the Arthurian legends. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z Tales of Arthur We next come to five Arthurian tales, one of which, the tale of Kilhwch and Olwen, is the only native Arthurian legend which has come down to us in Welsh literature. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race It is a curious agglomeration of anecdotes drawn from the history of the Suabian princes, Roman sources, the Arthurian legends, the Bible, Oriental apologues, fables, and a few ancient myths. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z Follow with a sketch of the Druids, the Celts and their folk lore and the Arthurian legends. The Complete Club Book for Women Including Subjects, Material and References for Study Programs; together with a Constitution and By-Laws; Rules of Order; Instructions how to make a Year Book; Suggestions for Practical Community Work; a Resume of what Some Clubs are Doing, etc., etc. For the mystical, the adventurous, and other sides of the chivalrous character, we must look to the North, and especially to the Arthurian legends, and the Romans d'Aventures which they influenced. A Short History of French Literature They too, like the knights of Arthurian legend, had conquered the flesh for an ideal. The Bright Shawl With all that other peoples have made—as in the Arthurian legends—of myths and tales originally Celtic, we have here nothing to do. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race One set would picture an Arthurian legend, and others again were made bright with flowers, lilies, roses, and columbines. Of Six Mediæval Women To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens The statement that “hardly any ancient traditions” of the Arthurian legend exist in Brittany is an extraordinary one. Legends & Romances of Brittany The probable genesis of the Arthurian legend, in so far as it concerns French literature, appears to be as follows. A Short History of French Literature In their introduction to Tales of the Teutonic Lands, Cox and Jones declare that the whole series of Arthurian legends are pure myths. Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore For there can be little doubt that the name is connected with the Arthurian legend, and must have been brought to this far-off land by the early Spanish monks 200 years ago. Fishing in British Columbia With a Chapter on Tuna Fishing at Santa Catalina A Welsh collection of stories called the "Mabinogion," of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, and translated into English by Lady Charlotte Guest in 1849, gives further Arthurian legends. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Confining ourselves, then, to the proof of the existence of a body of Arthurian legend in Brittany, we are, perhaps, a little alarmed at the outset to find that our manuscript sources are scanty. Legends & Romances of Brittany On the other hand, in the Arthurian legends, and, above all, in the songs of the troubadours, the ideal conduct of a polished and valorous gentleman, especially toward the lady of his choice, finds expression. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe The literature of the Arthurian legends as given in Journeys, where they cover about 150 pages, is a cycle of great importance to every high school student. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide What three successive attempts did Tennyson make with the Arthurian legends? in what periods of his poetic development? Teachers' Outlines for Studies in English Based on the Requirements for Admission to College The Percevale story, it may be remembered, lies somewhat outside of the main Arthurian legend, which, however, had hardly taken full form when Wolfram wrote. The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) It is strange to think that Brittany, one of the cradles of Arthurian legend, could have produced a disbeliever in that legend so early as the year of grace 1113. Legends & Romances of Brittany In the Lady of Shalott, the poet first touched the Arthurian legends. Brief History of English and American Literature "The great castle in malevolent woods" and the country about it is very like the part of fairyland that M. Maeterlinck refound by following the charts of early discoverers in Arthurian legend. Irish Plays and Playwrights Very complete and free versions of the Arthurian legends from Malory and other sources. Lists of Stories and Programs for Story Hours It is no defect in the Arthurian legends, or the old French romances, or many of the stories in the Decameron, that they are improbable: it is a virtue. Shakespearean Tragedy Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth Middle English lexicons and grammars, studies of special subjects, such as popular myths or miracle plays or the Arthurian legends, and the like. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century The reference is to the Arthurian legend and the long-expected, never-fulfilled, return of the great king; but the humanists usually leave the whole field of mediaeval romance severely alone. The Age of Erasmus Lectures Delivered in the Universities of Oxford and London Tennyson has given a more perfect shape to the Arthurian legends than Sir Thomas Malory, their compiler, or Walter Map and Chrestien de Troyes, their possible inventors. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century Its subject was taken from the old cycle of Arthurian legends, which were brightened with the terrorless magic of Ariosto and Tasso. Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I Similarly Tennyson has systematically modernised the Arthurian legend in the Idylls of the King, giving us nineteenth century thoughts in a conventional mediaeval setting. Selections from Wordsworth and Tennyson The whole work was inspired by the Arthurian legends that MacDowell, with his love of ancient chivalry and romance, loved to idealise. Edward MacDowell Indeed, I think it would not be extravagant to say that he has given us here the noblest musical incarnation of the Arthurian legend which we have. Edward MacDowell It is conjectured that the Arthurian legends must have passed from South Wales into Cornwall, and thence into Armorica, "where it is probable the Round Table was invented." The Book of the Epic In his book he strove to make a continuous story of the Arthurian legends, and showed judgment alike in what he included and omitted. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature With respect to the origin and the early history of the Arthurian legend, much remains to be established. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 Such was the popularity of the Arthurian legends all over Europe that prose romances concerning him were among the first works printed, and were thus brought into general circulation. Legends of the Middle Ages Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art W. of Launceston; associated with the Arthurian legend as the site of King Arthur's castle and court; 6 m. distant lies Camelford, the famous Camelot. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge In the Lady of Shalott the poet first touched the Arthurian legends. From Chaucer to Tennyson For some time he had been in doubt as to the subject, had considered the Arthurian legends, but had decided upon the Fall of Man. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature The study of the Arthurian legends is in itself a distinct branch of learning, which demands the lifelong labors of scholarly devotees. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 Other writers took up the same theme, among them Walter Map, Archdeacon of Oxford, who connected it with the Arthurian legends. Legends of the Middle Ages Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art NE. of Newport; celebrated by Tennyson in connection with Arthurian legend; it is a very ancient place, and contains relics of Roman times. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge We know from his notebooks that he turned over in his mind a national subject and that the Arthurian legend for a while appealed to him. English Literature: Modern Home University Library of Modern Knowledge As wonderful as the rise of Gothic architecture and the upbuilding of cathedrals, as glorious as the light and art, that beautify the great temples of worship, was this re-birth of the Arthurian legends. Welsh Fairy Tales To summarize this discussion of the difficulties of the theme, there are now existing, scattered throughout the libraries and the monasteries of Europe, unnumbered versions of the Arthurian legends. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 As soon, however, as he came to understand the fabulous basis of the Arthurian legend, it became unfitted for his use. Milton Yniol, an earl of Arthurian legend, the father of Enid, who was ousted from his earldom by his nephew the "Sparrow-Hawk," but who, when overthrown, was compelled to restore it to him. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge These old Arthurian legends, the common inheritance of all English-speaking people, should be known to every reader. Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived It is quite likely that what Homer had to work on was nothing superior to the Arthurian legends. The Epic An Essay Finally, so vast and so complicated did the body of Arthurian legend become, that summaries of the essential features were attempted. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 In 1638, at the age of nine and twenty, Milton has already determined that this lifework shall be a poem, an epic poem, and that its subject shall probably be the Arthurian legend. Milton If the Brut had no merits of its own, it would still interest us, for it marks the first appearance of the Arthurian legends in our own tongue. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World A score of French poets seized upon his Arthurian legends and wove them into romances, each adding freely to Geoffrey's narrative. Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived It is good to introduce children, especially boys, to some of the Arthurian legends if only to impress the ideal, "Live pure, speak true, right wrong, else wherefore born?" The Child under Eight Besides, it was proof that the Somersetshire people still remembered King Arthur—a point treasured by me for my father, who was a keen student and great lover of the Arthurian legends. The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography It was by this ideal and representative character that the Arthurian legend had such an astonishing prestige throughout the whole world. Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian Where did the Arthurian legends originate, and how did they become known to English readers? English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World The Arthurian legends, which Sir Thomas Malory wove into one consecutive whole, had been handed down from generation to generation for many hundreds of years. Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries In truth these Arthurian legends, in their origin prior to Christianity, yield all their sweetness only in a Christian atmosphere. Aesthetic Poetry The haunting of Tennyson's mind by the Arthurian legends prompted also the lovely fragment on the Queen's last Maying, Sir Launcelot and Queen Guinevere, a thing of perfect charm and music. Alfred Tennyson Several Arthurian legends are impressed with the same character. Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian As the Arthurian legends are one of the great recurring motives of English literature, Malory's work should be better known. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World |
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