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This latest issue of Arthurian Literaturecontinues the tradition of the journal, combining critical studies with editions of primary Arthurian texts. Varied in their linguistic and chronological coverage, the articles deal with major areas of Arthurian studies, from early French romance through late medieval English chronicle to contemporary fiction. Topics include B?roul's Tristan, Tristan de Nanteuil, the Anglo-Norman Brut, and the Morte, while an edition of the text of an extrait of Chr?tien's Erec et Enide prepared by the eighteenth-century scholar La Curne de Sainte-Palaye offers important insights into both scholarship on Chretien, and our understanding of the Enlightenment. The volume is completed with an encyclopaedic treatment of Arthurian literature, art and film produced between 1995 and 1995, acting as an update to The New Arthurian Encyclopedia.
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ARTHURIAN LITERATURE XVIII
ARTHURIAN LITERATURE Incorporating Arthurian Yearbook ISSN 0261–9946 Editor: Keith Busby, University of Wisconsin, Madison Assistant Editor: Roger Dalrymple, University of Oxford Editorial Board James Carley, York University Julia Crick, University of Exeter Tony Hunt, University of Oxford Marianne Kalinke, Illinois University Norris Lacy, Penn State University Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan, National Library of Wales Felicity Riddy, University of York Alison Stones, University of Pittsburgh Toshiyuki Takamiya, University of Keio Raymond H. Thompson, Acadia University Arthurian Literature is an interdisciplinary publication devoted to the scholarly and critical study of all aspects of the Arthurian legend in Europe in the medieval and early modern periods. Articles on writings from later periods are included if they relate very directly to medieval and early modern sources, although the editors welcome bibliographical studies of all periods. Articles may be up to 20,000 words in length; short items, of under 5,000 words, are published as Notes. Updates on earlier articles are also welcomed. Material for consideration can be sent to the addresses below, or directly to Boydell & Brewer: contributors should follow the style sheet printed at the end of volume XII of the series. Professor Keith Busby Department of French and Italian University of Wisconsin-Madison 618 Van Hise Hall Madison WI 53706 USA
Dr Roger Dalrymple Somerville College Oxford OX2 6HD
The contents of previous volumes are listed at the back of this book.
Ar t h u r i a n L i t e r a t ur e XVIII EDITED BY KEITH BUSBY
D. S. BREWER
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CONTENTS General Editor’s Foreword
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I
The Composition of the Tristran of Beroul † Richard N. Illingworth
1
II
The Lure of the Hybrid: Tristan de Nanteuil, Chanson de Geste Arthurien? Jane H. M. Taylor
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III
L’Extrait du Roman d’Erec et Enide de La Curne de Sainte-Palaye Carleton W. Carroll and Maria Colombo Timelli
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IV
‘Talkyng of