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A Jesuit Missionary in Eighteenth-Century Sonora - The Family Correspondence of Philippe Segesser (Hardcover): Raymond H.... A Jesuit Missionary in Eighteenth-Century Sonora - The Family Correspondence of Philippe Segesser (Hardcover)
Raymond H. Thompson; Translated by Werner S. Zimmt, Robert E. Dahlquist
R2,276 Discovery Miles 22 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the very last year of the seventeenth century a ten-year-old boy in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland, announced to his parents that he wanted to become a Jesuit missionary and save souls in faraway lands. Philipp Segesser got his wish when he was sent to northwestern Mexico in 1731. For the next thirty years he carried on an active correspondence with his family and religious affiliates. His letters home, translated and edited in this fascinating book, provide a frank and intimate view of missionary life on the remote northwestern frontier of New Spain. The editor's introduction sets the letters in biographical and historical context.

Gawain - A Casebook (Hardcover, Annotated Ed): Keith Busby, Raymond H. Thompson Gawain - A Casebook (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)
Keith Busby, Raymond H. Thompson
R4,499 Discovery Miles 44 990 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

"Gawain: A Casebook" is a collection of 12-15 classic and original essays on the hero of Arthurian legend that investigates the figure of Gawain as he appears in major medieval traditions, as well as modern literature and film. As with other volumes in the "Arthurian" "Characters and Themes" series, this casebook includes an extended introduction examining the character's evolution from the earliest tales to his most recent appearances in popular culture, as well as an extensive annotated bibliography. Students, scholars, and anyone interested in medieval legend will find a wealth of insight into the mystery of this most poignant and perplexing of Arthurian heroes.

The New Arthurian Encyclopedia - New edition (Paperback, New Ed): Norris J. Lacy, Geoffrey Ashe, Sandra Ness Ihle, Marianne E.... The New Arthurian Encyclopedia - New edition (Paperback, New Ed)
Norris J. Lacy, Geoffrey Ashe, Sandra Ness Ihle, Marianne E. Kalinke, Raymond H. Thompson
R2,666 Discovery Miles 26 660 Ships in 12 - 19 working days


Written by an international team of over 130 authorities, no other work approaches this A-Z guide to the legends of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table for breadth and depth of coverage. It is the ultimate resource for reliable information on topics as diverse as the Grail, Tristan and Isolde, Lancelot and Guenevere, Arthurian operas, the historicity of Arthur and much more.

Arthurian Literature XXII (Hardcover): Keith Busby, Roger Dalrymple Arthurian Literature XXII (Hardcover)
Keith Busby, Roger Dalrymple; Contributions by Annette Voelfing, Ben Ramm, Fanni Bogdanow, …
R2,344 Discovery Miles 23 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Selection of the latest research in Arthurian studies. The essays in this volume present the most recent fruits of Arthurian scholarship, on texts from Perlesvaus to Albrecht's Jüngerer Titurel and the Prose BrutChronicle, together with a detailed examination of the role of Micheau Gonnot's Arthuriad in the evolution of Arthurian romance. The volume also includes an investigation of Arthurian prophecy and the deposition of Richard II. It is completed with an encyclopaedic treatment of Arthurian literature, art and film produced between 1999 and 2004, acting as a continuing update to The New Arthurian Encyclopedia. Contributors: BEN RAMM, FANNI BOGDANOW, ANNETTE VOLFING, HELEN FULTON, JULIA MARVIN, RAYMOND H. THOMPSON, NORRIS J. LACY

Gawain - A Casebook (Paperback): Keith Busby, Raymond H. Thompson Gawain - A Casebook (Paperback)
Keith Busby, Raymond H. Thompson
R1,845 Discovery Miles 18 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Arthurian Literature XVIII (Hardcover): Keith Busby Arthurian Literature XVIII (Hardcover)
Keith Busby; Contributions by Carleton W. Carroll, Jane H. M. Taylor, Julia Marvin, Maria Colombo Timelli, …
R2,356 Discovery Miles 23 560 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Epitomises what is best in Arthurian scholarship today. ZEITSCHRIFT FUER ROMANISCHE PHILOLOGIE This latest issue of Arthurian Literaturecontinues the tradition of the journal, combining critical studies with editions of primary Arthurian texts. Varied in their linguistic and chronological coverage, the articles dealwith major areas of Arthurian studies, from early French romance through late medieval English chronicle to contemporary fiction. Topics include Beroul's Tristan, Tristan de Nanteuil, the Anglo-Norman Brut, and the Morte, while an edition of the text of an extrait of Chretien's Erec et Enide prepared by the eighteenth-century scholar La Curne de Sainte-Palaye offers important insights into both scholarship on Chretien, and our understanding of the Enlightenment. The volume is completed with an encyclopaedic treatment of Arthurian literature, art and film produced between 1995 and 1995, acting as an update to The New Arthurian Encyclopedia.Contributors: RICHARD ILLINGWORTH, JANE TAYLOR, CARLETON CARROLL, MARIA COLOMBO TIMELLI, RALUCA RADULESCU, JULIA MARVIN, NORRIS LACY, RAYMOND THOMPSON.

Studies in Medievalism VI - Medievalism in North America (Hardcover): Kathleen Verduin Studies in Medievalism VI - Medievalism in North America (Hardcover)
Kathleen Verduin; Contributions by Charlotte Oberg, Erica Hirshler, Jeff Rider, Klaus P Jankofsky, …
R2,353 Discovery Miles 23 530 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Studies on the influence of the middle ages, and in particular the Arthurian legends, on the culture of North America. Fifteen essays trace North America's enthusiastic engagement with the middle ages from the Revolution to Disney. There are eight studies of the American reception of Arthur: in art (Abbey, Rosenthal), literature (Canadian writers,John Ciardi), scholarship (R.S. Loomis), politics (JFK), and popular culture (Arthurian youth groups, Disneyland, the Excalibur Casino). Other topics include Tom Paine, Elbertus Hubbard, Edgar Rice Burroughs, C.B. DeMille, popular treatments of Villon, the roots of the New Mexican cuento, and the rhetoric of the Gulf War. Contributors: ROGER WOOD, KYMBERLEY N. PINDER, ERICA E. HIRSHLER, ALAN LUPACK, CHARLOTTE OBERG, RAYMOND H. THOMPSON,STAN GALLOWAY, ROBIN BLAETZ, ROBERT D. PECKHAM, JEFF RIDER, KLAUS P. JANKOFSKY, MARY MORSE, PAMELA S. MORGAN, SUSAN ARONSTEIN, NANCY COINER, JONATHAN M. ELUKIN

The New Arthurian Encyclopedia - New edition (Hardcover): Norris J. Lacy, Geoffrey Ashe, Sandra Ness Ihle, Marianne E. Kalinke,... The New Arthurian Encyclopedia - New edition (Hardcover)
Norris J. Lacy, Geoffrey Ashe, Sandra Ness Ihle, Marianne E. Kalinke, Raymond H. Thompson
R5,441 Discovery Miles 54 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

To the Chapel Perilous (Paperback): Naomi Mitchison To the Chapel Perilous (Paperback)
Naomi Mitchison; Introduction by Michael D. Amey; Interview of Raymond H. Thompson
R579 Discovery Miles 5 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In his 1999 Introduction to the first reprint of this novel from 1955 - a year of the Cold War that began with the Baghdad Pact and ended with the official start of the Vietnam War - Raymond H. Thompson described Naomi Mitchison's contribution to the Arthurian tradition as 'not only a comic masterpiece, but a guidebook into spiritual growth'. She achieves this by drawing on her own experience as a journalist to explore the fantastic events surrounding King Arthur and the Holy Grail through the eyes of two young reporters - on competing newspapers, with mid-twentieth century values and skills - as they follow the breaking stories and conflicting accounts of the grail quest. Michael Amey, who writes the Introduction to this new edition, points out that her approach was not universally liked by her fellow writers. Tolkien for one objected to her introduction of 'a curious and disturbing blend' of journalists and 'dwarfs with photographic apparatus'. Amey himself argues that To the Chapel Perilous is in name and fact a 'call to adventure' in which Mitchison sets out 'to tell a story of how stories are told'.

The Swan Maiden (Paperback): Raymond H. Thompson The Swan Maiden (Paperback)
Raymond H. Thompson
R611 Discovery Miles 6 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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