{"product_id":"9781603297189-teaching-the-arthurian-tradition","title":"Teaching the Arthurian Tradition","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScholarly essays examine the enduring allure of Arthurian legends—from medieval texts to modern adaptations across diverse languages and cultures. They delve into timeless themes such as leadership, community, and love while inspiring fresh classroom discussions on disability, race, and gender through creative projects and technology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssays on teaching medieval Arthurian literature and modern adaptations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Middle Ages to the present, legends of King Arthur and his court have prompted readers to contemplate leadership and community, love and loyalty, the spiritual realm, and more, and the tales and their various adaptations continue to invite reflections on the current moment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoving from early works by Geoffrey of Monmouth and Thomas Malory to later interpretations by Tennyson, Tolkien, and others, the essays in this volume explore the depth of the Arthurian tradition. They consider its breadth in diverse languages and forms, including Icelandic sagas, Japanese novels, and American hip-hop. Classroom approaches include discussion of disability, race, and gender theories; recommendations for exploring digital technologies; models for creative projects; and further engaging ideas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume contains discussion of Arthurian literature in Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Scandinavian, Spanish, Welsh, and Yiddish language traditions, featuring works including Geoffrey of Monmouth's \u003ci\u003eDe gestis Britonum\u003c\/i\u003e; Wolfram von Eschenbach's \u003ci\u003eParzival\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Saga af Tristram ok Ísodd\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMöttuls saga\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSkikkjurímur\u003c\/i\u003e; the \u003ci\u003eTavola Ritonda\u003c\/i\u003e; Paulino Pieri's \u003ci\u003eStoria di Merlino\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Viduvilt\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGabein\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMelekh Artus\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Awntyrs off Arthur\u003c\/i\u003e; the Alliterative \u003ci\u003eMorte Arthure\u003c\/i\u003e; the Stanzaic \u003ci\u003eMorte Arthur\u003c\/i\u003e; Thomas Malory's \u003ci\u003eMorte Darthur\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAmadís de Gaula\u003c\/i\u003e; the Tristan poems of Béroul, Thomas of Britain, and Gottfried von Strassburg; \"Merlin's Prophecy\"; \u003ci\u003ePeredur\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSir Gawain and the Green Knight\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSir Perceval of Galles\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSir Gowther\u003c\/i\u003e; Marie de France's \"Lanval\"; the French Vulgate Cycle; and Chrétien de Troyes's \u003ci\u003ePerceval\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStory of the Grail\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLancelot\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eYvain\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLater versions and other works discussed include Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e, Tennyson's \u003ci\u003eIdylls of the King\u003c\/i\u003e, Wagner's \u003ci\u003eTristan und Isolde\u003c\/i\u003e, Tolkien's \"The Fall of Arthur,\" T. H. White's \u003ci\u003eThe Once and Future King\u003c\/i\u003e, Mark Twain's \u003ci\u003eA Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court\u003c\/i\u003e, Walker Percy's \u003ci\u003eLancelot\u003c\/i\u003e, Ernest Cline's \u003ci\u003eReady Player One\u003c\/i\u003e, Natsume Sōseki's \u003ci\u003eKairo-kō\u003c\/i\u003e, Marion Zimmer Bradley's \u003ci\u003eThe Mists of Avalon\u003c\/i\u003e, Kazuo Ishiguro's \u003ci\u003eThe Buried Giant\u003c\/i\u003e, Infocom's computer game \u003ci\u003eArthur: The Quest for Excalibur\u003c\/i\u003e, Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake's song \"Holy Grail,\" and Kid Ink's song \"Holy Grail.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57995223368054,"sku":"9781603297189","price":90.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_41505202_aef2f3a1-a311-4760-bd21-0d0f0b6c0e30.jpg?v=1780539606","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781603297189-teaching-the-arthurian-tradition","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}