LIT 2131: King Arthur in Legend and Literature
Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry  ~ January	Spring Term 2008 Ref. #----- Tuesday & Thursday 11:15-12:30 a.m.     Catalog Course Description/Objectives The course will trace the progress of the legends surrounding King Arthur from medieval to contemporary poetry and prose, with primary focus on literary texts and supplementary investigation of Arthurian themes in art, film, and music. Prerequisite: ENC 1101 3 hr. lecture

Books |Requirements |Readings and Exams |Novels |Children's Books Literary and Historical Links  |Author Home Pages King Arthur in Pop Culture

Books

Note: Do not buy editions of these books other than the ones listed below. Other editions will cause problems for you in class. Chretien de Troyes, Lancelot, or the Knight of the Cart, Ruth Harwood Cline, translator. (University of Georgia Press) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Marie Borroff, translator. (Edition also includes Patience and Pearl  - not Arthurian in nature) (W. W. Norton) Sir Thomas Malory,  Le Morte Darthur. Stephen H. Shepherd, editor.  (W. W. Norton - Norton Critical Edition)  Mary Stewart, The Wicked Day (HarperCollins/Eos Trade edition)  Books will be supplemented with handouts and films

Requirements

Assignments: 4 essay exams (topics based on classroom lecture and discussion) ~ 80% Actively participate in class discussion ~ 20% Students should: Finish reading assignments before coming to class on the day they are due Bring books to class Follow the Ground Rules (see your first day handout)

Literary and Historical Links

Archive of Arthurian Images Arthurian A to Z List Interactive List of Arthurian People and Events Arthurian Film, TV Production and Music List Basic Medieval Arthurian Reading List from Arthuriana A Bibliography of Arthurian Animation (on Arthuriana web site) The Bodleian Library's Collection of images from illuminated manuscripts The Camelot Project at University of Rochester: A multimedia collection of Arthurian materials A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Dr. Cath Filmer-Davies' Celtic Lands Picture Page. Dr. Filmer-Davies is located at the University of Queensland in Australia. She s a Celtic researcher and twice winner of the Mythopoeic Society's Scholarship Awards in Myth and Fantasy Studies. Arthurian photographs by G. Van Doren, Cutler Ridge Middle School, Miami, Florida Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry The world's most famous medieval illuminated book of hours Odin's Castle (Mega-links to Medieval Sites and much more) ORB The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies Scott Grossberg's Arthurian Photographs ~ exquisite, original black and white photos that can be sent as electronic postcards

Official Websites

Jack Whyte Marion Zimmer Bradley Stephen Lawhead

King Arthur in Pop Culture

King Arthur Flour ". . . the oldest flour company in America, founded in 1790 and employee owned since 1996" Merlin, the Multi-Element Radio-Linked Interferometer Network, is an array of six observing stations that work together to form a powerful radio telescope comparable in strength to the Hubble Space Telescope. Merlin is a United Kingdom National Facility operated by the University of Manchester for the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council. Ok! So it's not pop culture ~ it's science! Feature Movies & TV Productions Titles list

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