King Arthur: History and Legend

Uncover the richness of the Arthurian tradition from the Middle Ages to the 21st century in this wide-ranging and fascinating survey of Arthurian literature and art.

• By This Professor
• 01: The Origins of King Arthur
• 02: An Arthur-Like Figure in Cornwall
• 03: King Arthur in the Latin Chronicles
• 04: King Arthur in Wales-The Mabinogion
• 05: Monmouth, Merlin, and Courtly Love
• 06: The Round Table-Arthur in Wace and Layamon
• 07: Chretien de Troyes and Sir Lancelot
• 08: Arthurian Tales in Brittany and Burgundy
• 09: The Lancelot-Grail Cycle
• 10: The Early German Arthurian Tradition
• 11: King Arthur's Other German Adaptations
• 12: The Arthurian Sagas of Scandinavia
• 13: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
• 14: The Alliterative Morte Arthure
• 15: Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte Darthur
• 16: Enriching the Legend-Tristan and Isolde
• 17: The Holy Grail from Chretien to Dan Brown
• 18: Arthuriana in Medieval Art
• 19: Spenser, Milton, and the Renaissance Arthur
• 20: Idylls of the King-The Victorian Arthur
• 21: Wagner and Twain-King Arthur in the Late 1800s
• 22: Once and Future-The 20th-Century Arthur
• 23: Camelot Comes to Hollywood
• 24: King Arthur in the 21st Century and Beyond