ARTHURIAN LITERATURE

A look at the evolution of Sir Kay throughout the corpus of Arthurian Literature.

Literature during the Middle English period experienced tremendous growth and change. Numerous discrepancies in language and culture added to the difficulties of the day. Here we will explore this phenomenal period in history.

The maiden, the mother and the crone -- three types of women, three stages of life. But while there are maidens and crones aplenty in medieval literature, there are hardly any mothers at all.

Discusses the signs of religious transitions in various sources of Arthurian legend.

Gawain and his story of the Green Knight is certainly the weirdest in the Camelot canon. Could it be that it was actually a precursor of Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

Review of several movies to explore middle ages, or medieval times.

An enduring myth, King Arthur stands among the legions of legends, brought to life in the 20th century with humor, vivacity and depth of character by T.H. White.

York, England has many wonderful rare and antiquarian book shops selling books you won't find anywhere else.

Who was King Arthur? Did he really exist? Remus Giger goes in search of evidence for the existence of the real King Arthur. Part One in a series of articles where Remus Giger goes in search of the historical facts behind popular myths.

Terry Gilliam, one of contemporary films' most eccentric directors, continues his infusion of medieval, feudalistc thematics with contemporaneous situations in his film The Fisher KIng.

a sense, the medieval work in question does not seem to draw exclusively from either the pre-courtly or courtly genres in its discussion of the role of women, rather we see a multitude of different women portrayed in clearly contrasting manners.

This essay examines the characters of Pearl and the Green Knight in Medieval Literature.

Though few authors in Arthurian Romance spent time developing female characters, not all pieces were so deprived. Geoffrey Chaucer, in Troilus and Criseyde, presents a strong, independent, and self-interested heroine that is long before his time.

An analysis of the way women are portrayed in female stereotypes, compared and contrasted between "Lanval" and "Exile of the Sons of Uisliu" -- two classic works of British literature.

The science fiction and fantasy genres of literature are becoming stale. There are a few noteworthy exceptions to this rule in Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, and Brian Jacques.

There are many similarities between Harry Potter and the Legend of King Arthur.

Critics interpret the green girdle's religious symbolism in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in two principal ways. Some contend that it symbolizes Gawain's spiritual shortcomings; others claim that it acts as a teaching tool for Gawain, improving his Christian worldview.

Both of these novels demonstrate how individuals from different backgrounds with different experiences can follow this journey/quest theme to discover what their true self-identity is.

The story of Sir Gawain perhaps was meant to represent our eternal "test", in a religious sense.

"Lanval" is a beautiful Celtic-influenced poem that has greatly enhanced understanding of twelfth century Europe. Love and the portrayal of love is unique to its time and shows the period's influences on today.

Analysis of the ideals and social constructions around "Courtly Love" in the Aurthurian Romances done by Cretien