Recent from D S Brewer - Arthurian Literature 38 for 2023

Arthurian Literature XXXVIII

Edited by Kevin S Whetter and Megan G Leitch

Full details, preview, and ordering information at https://boydellandbrewer.com/9781843846475/arthurian-literature-xxxviii/.

TITLE DETAILS

342 Pages

23.4 x 15.6 cm

3 b/w

Series: Arthurian Literature

Series Vol. Number: 38

Imprint: D.S.Brewer

Hardcover

9781843846475

April 2023

£75.00 / $115.00 

(also available as an ebook)

DESCRIPTION

Arthurian Literature has established its position as the home for a great diversity of new research into Arthurian matters. It delivers fascinating material across genres, periods, and theoretical issues. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

This issue offers stimulating studies of a wide range of Arthurian texts and authors, from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century, among which is the first winner of the Derek Brewer Essay Prize, awarded to a fascinating exploration of Ragnelle's strangeness in The Weddyng of Syr Gawen and Dame Ragnelle. It includes an exploration of Irish and Welsh cognates and possible sources for Merlin; Bakhtinian analysis of Geoffrey of Monmouth's playful discourse; and an account of the transmission of Geoffrey's text into Old Icelandic. In the Middle English tradition, there is an investigation of material Arthuriana in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, followed by explorations of shame in Malory's Morte Darthur. The post-medieval articles see one paper devoted to the paratexts of sixteenth-century French Arthurian publishers; one to eighteenth-century Arthuriana; and one to a range of nineteenth-century rewritings of the virginity of Galahad and Percival's Sister. Two Notes close this volume: one on Geoffrey's Vita Merlini and a possible Irish source, and one on a likely source for Malory's linking of Trystram with the Book of Hunting and Hawking in an early form of The Book of St Albans.

CONTENTS

1. Animals at the Feast: Strange Strangers and Courtly Power in The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle - C. M. Palmer

2. The Kindred of a Boy without a Father: Merlin's British Forebears and Irish Cousins -John Carey

3. Geoffrey of Monmouth's Subtle Subversion: Active Double-Voiced Discourse in the Historia regum Britanniae - Vanessa K. Iacocca

4. 'Cornwall, up in the North': Geography and Place Names in the Source of the Old Icelandic Brut - Hélène Tétrel

5. Enacting Arthurianism in the Order of the Garter and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight' - Matt Clancy

6. Deviants and Dissenters: Theorizing Shame and Punishment in Malory's Morte - Richard Sévère

7. Loyalty and Worshyp in Conflict in Malory's Lancelot - Manabu Agari

8. Emotional Inheritance in Malory's Morte Darthur: Shame and the Lott-Pellinore Feud - Karen Cherewatuk

9. Navigating and Indexing Arthurian Romance in Benoît Rigaud's Edition of Lancelot du Lake (1591) - Jane H. M. Taylor and Leah Tether

10. 'A great many strange puppets': Queen Caroline, Merlin's Cave, and Symbolic Arthurianism in the Age of Reason - Amy Louise Blaney

11. 'How Galahad Regained his Virginity: Dead Women, Catholicism, and the Grail in Nineteenth-Century British Poetry' - Kenneth Hodges

12. 'Merlin's Woodland House: Irish Cosmology in the Vita Merlini?' - Jennifer Lopatin and A. Joseph McMullen

13. Malory and the Book of St Albans - P. J. C. Field

Arthuriana Fall 2023

Recently released. Subscribe at the Arthuriana website, or (if you're lucky to have access) read this issue at Project MUSE. 

Arthuriana 33.3 (Fall 2023)

Table of Contents 

Special Issue: Who Gets to Be Legendary? 

Guest edited by Margaret Sheble

Introduction: Why Can’t Mermaids Be Ethnically Diverse? Legends and Legend-Making in Arthurian Studies 

Richard Sévère 

White Merlin: A Modern Misconception about the Legendary Merlin

Tzu-Yu Liu 

Abstract:

Different from the predominantly white Merlins on both big and small screens today, Merlins in medieval legends are never described as having white skin. In fact, in various texts Merlin is specifically depicted as a dark-skinned character capable of making legendary accomplishments. The few Merlins of color onscreen have informed our understanding of Merlin as a legendary character in various ways, and more diverse representations of Merlin onscreen could help to dispel the misconception that the legendary Merlin is by default white. (TL)

‘Why is he Indian?’: Missed Opportunities for Discussing Race in David Lowery’s The Green Knight (2021)

Tirumular (Drew) Narayanan 

Abstract:

This article explores the depiction of Gawain in The Green Knight (2021). Despite having cast Dev Patel in the starring role, the film avoids any substantive discussion of race in Camelot. By trading in optical diversity alone, it deploys BIPOC bodies without ever telling their stories. (TDN)

Towards Narrative Plenitude: Asian Representation in Young Adult Arthurian Fantasy 

Pamela M. Yee 

Abstract:

This article examines how two authors of Asian descent tackle the problem of 'narrative scarcity' for marginalized writers in their Young Adult Arthurian texts: Williams' 'The Quay Stone' posits the relationship between colonizer/colonized as akin to domestic abuse, while Chupeco's A Hundred Names for Magic series integrates Eastern and Western myths. (PY)

Who is Asking?: Afro-Arthurian Legend-Making in N.K. Jemisin’s Far Sector 

D’Arcee Charington Neal 

Abstract:

Whether an Arthurian knight, a Green Lantern, or a Legendborn, one cannot have a legacy without first becoming a legend. In N.K. Jemisin's graphic novel Far Sector (2020) Sojourner 'Jo' Muellein's story as both community activist and guardian echoes, reinvents, and reimagines Arthurian romances through the lens of Afrofuturism; further, this fantastical remix challenges white supremacist modes of oppressive comic tradition by foregrounding racial and gendered identities. Making a legend is not about whom society has agreed to be the answer. Instead, such ideals lie with whoever asks the question. (DCN)

REVIEWS 

Victoria Coldham-Fussell, Miriam Edlich-Muth, and Renée Ward, eds., The Arthurian World

Dan Nastali 

Louise D’Arcens and Andrew Lynch, eds., International Medievalism and Popular Culture 

Kevin J. Harty 

Patrick Del Luca, Chevalerie et royauté dans le roman d’Erec de Hartmann van Aue 

Ann Mccullough 

Megan Moore, The Erotics of Grief: Emotions and the Construction of Privilege in the Medieval Mediterranean 

Charles-Louis Morand-Métiver 

CFP Merlin (A Roundtable) (in person) (9/15/2023; ICMS May 2024)

Sharing on behalf of the International Arthurian Society, North American Branch:

Merlin (A Roundtable) (in person)

Sponsoring Organization: International Arthurian Society, North American Branch (IAS/NAB)

Organizer: Molly A. Martin

The IAS-NAB is sponsoring a roundtable on Merlin at the International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo next year. We are hoping to have a nice mix of short (5-10 min) papers that look at Merlin in different time periods, different language traditions, different media, etc. If you have thoughts about Merlin and plan to be in Kalamazoo (it is an in-person session), do consider submitting.



Submissions are through the official system (see the CFP here) and are due on September 15.



Let me know if you have any questions (martinma@uindy.edu).



Thanks,

Molly Martin

Arthuriana Spring 2022 Just Released

Arthuriana 32.1 was just released

 Here are the contents from their website: https://www.arthuriana.com/321.

Table of Contents
(32.1)

In Memoriam: Fiona Tolhurst 3

K.S. Whetter



Chrétien and the Seven Dwarfs: The Portrayal of Dwarf Characters in the Earliest Arthurian Romances 7

Matthew B. Diem



Anything You Can Do: Gawain, Lancelot, and Failure in Malory's Le Morte Darthur 35

Danielle Taylor



Rewriting a Demon: Merlin’s Changing Characterization in Three Versions of Of Arthour and Of Merlin 55

Kathryn M.M. Walton



Winner of the Fair Unknown Award 82

The King, the Giant, and Time:

Temporality in the Encounter at Mont Saint Michel in the Alliterative Morte Arthure

Robyn Thum-O'Brien



REVIEWS

Lucy M. Allen-Goss, Female Desire in Chaucer’s Legend of Good Womenand Middle English Romance 95

Holly A. Crocker



Stephen Knight,Medieval Literature and Social Politics: Studies of Culturesand Their Contexts 96

Thomas H. Ohlgren



Sophia Lodén, French Romance, Medieval Sweden and the Europeanisation of Culture 99

Joseph M. Sullivan



Daniel C. Remein and Erica Weaver eds.,Dating Beowulf: Studies in Intimacy 101

Jordan Zweck



Eric Weiskott, Meter and Modernity in English Verse, 1350-1650 103

Nicholas Myklebust

Arthuriana for Winter 2019

I missed this earlier in the year, but here are the contents for the Winter 2019 number of Arthuriana.

Details are based on the list from the journal's website.

 

Table of Contents
(29.4)

Introduction: Performing Emotions in the Arthurian World
Raluca L. Radulescu	3
The Performative Function of the Socialized Body: Falling to One’s Knees in Hartmann’s Iwein and Erec
Chloé Vondenhoff	8
‘Al was hi sward, wat scaetde dat?’: Emotions and Courtly Cultural Exchange in the Roman van Moriaen
Frank Brandsma	28
Evadeam, Gawain, Merlin: Penitential Transformation and Unseen Truth in the ‘Dwarf Knight’ Section of the Vulgate Cycle
Mikayla Hunter	44
Extreme Emotions: Sir Gawain and the Carl of Carlisle and the Danger from Within
Raluca L. Radulescu	57
In Memoriam: Necrology for Dhira Mahoney
Anita Obermeier and Georgiana Donavin	74
REVIEWS
Ian Cornelius, Reconstructing Alliterative Verse: The Pursuit of a Medieval Meter
Andrew Galloway	76
Miriam Edlich-Muth, ed., Medieval Romances Across European Borders
Leah Haught	78
Sara Harris, The Linguistic Past in Twelfth-Century Britain
Scott Gwara	80
Geoffrey Russom, The Evolution of Verse Structure in Old and Middle English Poetry: From the Earliest Alliterative Poems to Iambic Pentameter
Ian Cornelius	82
Judith Shoaf, ed. and trans., The Quest of the Holy Grail
Ann McCullough	85
Alison Stones, Studies in Arthurian Illustration
Alan Lupack	86

 

Arthuriana 23.2 for Summer 2013

Arthuriana 23.2 (Summer 2013)

II. Merlin

The Arthurian Opera by Isaac Albéniz and Francis Money-Coutts (1852–1923): Libretto Translation Theories Applied to Merlin  
Juan Miguel Zarandona

La fin de Merlin dans la Suite du Roman de Merlin, son adaptation espagnole, le Baladro del sabio Merlin, et trois romans de chevalerie espagnols
Rosalba Lendo

The Devil’s in the Detail: Translating Merlin’s Father from the Merlin en Prose in Paulino Pieri’s Storia di Merlino
Laura J. Campbell

Ruled by Merlin: Mirrors for Princes, Counseling Patterns and Malory’s ‘Tale of King Arthur’
Louise Boyle

 
REVIEWS
 
David Clark and Kate McClune, eds., Arthurian Literature XXVIII, Blood, Sex, Malory: Essays on the Morte Darthur
Kenneth Hodges
 
Karl Fugelso, ed., Studies in Medievalism XXI: Corporate Medievalism II
Roberta Davidson
 
Laurent Guyénot, La Lance qui saigne: Métatextes et hypertextes du ‘Conte de Graal’ de Chrétien de Troyes
Ann McCollough
 
Sharon Kinoshita and Peggy McCracken, Marie de France: A Critical Companion
Matthieu Boyd

David Lang, love fail
Joan Tasker Grimbert
 
Nicholas Perkins and Alison Wiggins, The Romance of the Middle Ages
Robert Rouse
 
Carol L. Robinson and Pamela Clements, eds., Neomedievalism in the Media: Essays on Film, Television, and Electronic Games
Nickolas Haydock
 
Nicole D. Smith, Sartorial Strategies: Outfitting Aristocrats and Fashioning Conduct in Late Medieval England
E. Jane Burns

Hebert's New Book on Morgan le Fay

Just released (a revision of the author's 2008 dissertation). Looks like a fairly comprehensive study:

Morgan le Fay, Shapeshifter (Studies in Arthurian and Courtly Cultures)

Jill M. Hebert

Palgrave Macmillan, March 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-02264-6, ISBN10: 1-137-02264-7
5.500 x 8.500 inches
240 pages
Hardcover $85.00


This study re-examines the appearances and absences of Morgan le Fay in early medieval through contemporary Arthurian sources, arguing that she illustrates the concerns of each era even as she continually evades and confounds social and gender expectations. Morgan's ambiguous nature transcends archetypes and limited definitions as she challenges traditional ideas of femininity, monstrousness, resistance, identity and social expectations for women and men alike.


Contents:

Introduction: To be a Shapeshifter
1. For the Healing of His Wounds? The Seeds of Ambiguity in Latin Sources
2. Sisters of the Forest: Morgan and Her Analogues in Arthurian Romance
3. Morgan in Malory
4. Morgan's Presence-in-Absence in Renaissance, Romantic, and Victorian Works
5. Imprisoned by Ideology: Modern and Fantasy Portrayals
Conclusion: Beyond Limits

Praise:

"Hebert's book will have widespread interest, especially for advanced undergraduates and graduate students majoring in literature and/or women's studies, art history, and media studies. It will serve as a resource for Hebert's analysis and judgments regarding various works and also as a model of one scholarly way to examine a magnetic character - Morgan le Fay - over several centuries of primary works and through various historical, philological, and myth-centered approaches as well as various genres." - Sue Ellen Holbrook, Professor of English, Southern Connecticut State University


Jill M. Hebert is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Saint Mary, USA.

Arthurian Heroes and Villains

Heroes and Anti-Heroes in Medieval Romance
Edited by Neil Cartlidge

Details

First Published: 19 Apr 2012

$90.00
13 Digit ISBN: 9781843843047
Pages: 244
Size: 23.4 x 15.6
Binding: Hardback
Imprint: D.S.Brewer
Series: Studies in Medieval Romance
Subject: Medieval Literature
BIC Class: DSBB
Details updated on 27 Nov 2011


Medieval romances so insistently celebrate the triumphs of heroes and the discomfiture of villains that they discourage recognition of just how morally ambiguous, antisocial or even downright sinister their protagonists can be, and, correspondingly, of just how admirable or impressive their defeated opponents often are. This tension between the heroic and the antiheroic makes a major contribution to the dramatic complexity of medieval romance, but it is not an aspect of the genre that has been frequently discussed up. Focusing on fourteen distinct characters and character-types in medieval narrative, this book attempts to illustrate the range of different ways in which the imaginative power and appeal of romance-texts often depends on contradictions implicit in the very ideal of heroism.

Dr Neil Cartlidge is Lecturer in English at the University of Durham.

Contributors: Neil Cartlidge, Penny Eley, David Ashurst, Meg Lamont, Laura Ashe, Judith Weiss, Gareth Griffith, Kate McClune, Nancy Mason Bradbury, Ad Putter, Robert Rouse, Siobhain Bly Calkin, James Wade, Stephanie Vierick Gibbs Kamath


Contents
1 Introduction
2 Turnus
3 Alexander the Great
4 Hengist
5 Harold Godwineson
6 Mordred
7 Merlin
8 Gawain
9 Gamelyn
10 Ralph the Collier
11 The Antiheroic Heart
12 Crusaders
13 Saracens
14 Ungallant Knights
15 Sons of Devils

Harry Potter Studies from Edwin Mellen

Edwin Mellen Press has a long history with publishing Arthurian studies, and I just came across this book earlier in the month. A number of the essays (in red) reference parallels between the series and the Arthurian story, and the final essay by Perry offers a detailed analysis linking Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone to the Arthurian novels of T. H. White.

Scholarly Studies in Harry Potter: Applying Academic Methods to a Popular Text
Hallett, Cynthia Whitney , editor
Series: Studies in British Literature Number: 99

ISBN10: 0-7734-6010-1 ISBN13: 978-0-7734-6010-2 Pages: 300 Year: 2005
Imprint: Edwin Mellen Press
USA List Price: $109.95 UK List Price: £ 69.95

This book is intended primarily for an academic audience, especially scholars – students and teachers – doing research and publication in categories such as myth and legend, children’s literature, and the Harry Potter series in particular. Additionally, it is meant for college and university teachers. However, the essays do not contain jargon that would put off an avid “lay” Harry Potter fan. Overall, this collection is an excellent addition to the growing analytical scholarship on the Harry Potter series; however, it is the first academic collection to offer practical methods of using Rowling’s novels in a variety of college and university classroom situations.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction – Serious Scholarship and Academic Hocus Pocus: Conjuring Harry Potter into the Canon (Cynthia Whitney Hallet)
1. Educating Harry Potter: A Muggle’s Perspective on Magic and Knowledge in the Wizard World of J. K. Rowling (Sarah E. Maier)
2. Harry Potter and the Temporal Prime Directive: Time Travel, Rule-Breaking, and Misapprehension in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Ron W. Cooley)
3. If yeh know where to go: Vision and Mapping in the Wizarding World (Jonathan P. Lewis)
4. A Basilisk, a Phoenix, and a Philosopher’s Stone: Harry Potter’s Myths and Legends (Peggy J. Huey)
5. Death and Rebirth: Harry Potter & the Mythology of the Phoenix (Sarah E. Gibbons)
6. The Harlequin in the Weasley Twins: Jesters in the Court of Prince Harry (and J. K. Rowling) (Rebecca Whitus Longster)
7. Lessons in Transfiguration: Allegories of Male Identity in Rowling’s Harry Potter Series (Casey Cothran)
– Conjuring Harry Potter into the Canon
8. Reading J. K. Rowling Magically: Creating C. S. Lewis’s “Good Reader” (Ernelle Fife)
9. The Problem of Identity in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Leigh A. Neithardt)
10. Of Young Magicians and Growing Up: J. K. Rowling, Her Critics, and the “Cultural Infantilism” Debate (Steve Barfield)
11. High-Brow Harry Potter: J. K. Rowling’s Series as College-Level Literature (Laura Baker Shearer)
12. Hogwarts vs. “The Values’ Wasteland”: Harry Potter and the Formation of Character (William Wandless)
13. Metaphor and MetaFantasy: Questing for Literary Inheritance in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Evelyn M. Perry)
About the Contributors
Afterword