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ENGL 188W - King Arthur: The Tales
King Arthur’s realm was very much a realm of the imagination, but its
originators would have denied that they were simply creating out of
nothing. Over time, Arthur has retained the readers’ fascination, which
makes one wonder about his fictive charisma and his story’s impact.
What is it about this pseudo-historic leader that continues to
captivate? Why does his story continue to be transplanted and graft
related stories? What can a study of medieval Arthurian legends
demonstrate about the way stories are told and spread? What can this
sort of investigation reveal about the changes between oral (in which
stories are not written down but performed aloud from memory) and
literate societies? This course traces Arthur’s origin in Britain as
recorded in a variety of medieval texts by Geoffrey of Monmouth, Marie
de France, the Gawain-poet, Chaucer, and Malory.
Prerequisites & Notes
10245: M-Th, 9 a.m.-12:10 p.m.; Lay; 135 Mason
Credits: 3 s.h.
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