UID:
almafu_9960997783602883
Format:
1 online resource (xxv, 278 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-280-48908-1
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9786613584311
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1-84615-912-1
Series Statement:
Arthurian studies, 76
Content:
Thematically and as a narrative technique, interlace, the complex weaving together of many different story-telling strands, comes to its full development in the intriguing conclusion of the Prose Lancelot. The Grail appears on the horizon and although Lancelot's love for Guenevere still makes him the best knight in the world, it becomes clear that this very love disqualifies him from the Grail Quest. Meanwhile, the adventures of a myriad Arthurian knights continue to be followed. This study explains how the interlace works and shows that it is the perfect vehicle for the relation of the events. It discusses the division of the narrative into threads, their interweaving, convergence and divergence, the gradual introduction of the Grail theme and its first climax (the begetting of Galahad), the distribution of information to the audience, the use of dramatic irony and emotions, and many other aspects of this major innovation in story-telling technique.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Feb 2023).
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Frontcover; CONTENTS; PREFACE; EDITORIAL CONVENTIONS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; PLOT SUMMARY OF THE PROSE LANCELOT AND VULGATE CYCLE; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Lancelot Part 3: composition, manuscripts, editions, and the audience; 1.2 Interlace: appreciation and research; 2 Interlace: The Narrative Technique in Lancelot Part 3; 2.1 Source fiction and definition of interlace; 2.2 The narrator and the tale: the 'Or dist li contes' formulas; 2.3 Characters and narrative threads; 2.4 Time; 2.5 Space; 2.6 Conclusion; 3 Interlace: The Themes of Lancelot Part 3; Prologue; 3.1 Status; 3.2 Love; 3.3 The Grail
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Epilogue4 Conclusion: Narration (Revisited) and the Audience; 4.1 Interlace and the distribution of information; 4.2 Discussing Lancelot's dilemmas; 4.3 Characters and listeners, secrets and emotions; APPENDIX 1:Survey of Prose Lancelot Manuscripts According to (1) Date and (2) Contents; APPENDIX 2: The Interlace of the Primary Narrative Threads in Lancelot Part 3; APPENDIX 3: Reading time experiment (cf. ch.4, note 15); BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; Backcover
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-84384-257-2
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781846159121
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