The motif of death and dying traced through over a thousand years
of the English Arthurian tradition. It is arguably the tragic end
to Arthur's kingdom which gives the myth its exceptional resonance
and power. The essays in this volume explore the presentation of
death and dying in Arthurian literature and film produced in
Englandand America from the middle ages to the modern day. Authors,
texts and topics covered include Geoffrey of Monmouth, the
chronicle tradition, and the alliterative Morte Arthure; Gawain and
the Green Knight, Ywain and Gawain, the stanzaic Morte Arthur, and
Malory's Morte Darthur; Tennyson's Idylls, Pyle's retelling of the
myth for American children, David Jones, T.H. White, Donald
Barthelme, Rosalind Miles and Parke Godwin. Featured films include
Knight Rider, Excalibur, First Knight, and King Arthur.
CONTRIBUTORS: Sian Echard, Edward Donald Kennedy, Karen Cherewatuk,
Michael W. Twomey, K. S. Whetter, Thomas Crofts, MichaelWenthe,
Lisa Robeson, Cory James Rushton, Janina P. Traxler, James Noble,
Julie Nelson Couch, Samantha Rayner, Kevin J. Harty
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