Fortunes of King Arthur

The essays in this volume offer a general overview and a number of detailed examinations of Arthur's fortunes in two senses. First is the role of Fortune itself often personified and consistently instrumental in accounts of Arthur's court and reign. More generally the articles trace the trajectory of the Arthurian legend - its birth rise and decline - through the middle ages. The final essay follows the continued turning of Fortune's wheel emphasizing the modern revival and flourishing of the legend. The authors all distinguished Arthurian scholars illustrate their arguments through studies of early Latin and Welsh sources chronicles romances (in English French German Italian Latin and Welsh) manuscript illustration and modern literary texts. Contributors: CHRISTOPHER A. SNYDER SIAN ECHARD EDWARD DONALD KENNEDY W.R.J. BARRON DENNIS H. GREEN NORRIS LACY CERIDWEN LLOYD-MORGAN JOAN TASKER GRIMBERT ALISON STONES NEIL THOMAS JANE H.M. TAYLOR CAROLINE D. ECKHARDT ALAN C LUPACK.