Arthurian Literature XXXVI: Sacred Space and Place in Arthurian Romance (Arthurian Literature, 36)

General Editors: Megan G. Leitch and K. S. Whetter. This special issue focuses on space and place in Arthurian literature, from a wide range of European traditions. Topics addressed include the connections between quest space and individual spirituality in the Vulgate 'Queste' and Malory's 'Morte Darthur'; penitence in Hartmann's 'Iwein' and 'Gregorius'; parallels in sacred spaces in the Matter of Britain and medieval Ireland; political prophecy in 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight' and 'The Awntyrs off Arthure A'; syntagmatic and paradigmatic spaces in Chrétien's 'Perceval'; spatial significance in 'Wigalois' and Prosa 'Lancelot'; the political meaning of the tomb of King Lot and the rebel kings in Malory's 'Morte Darthur'; and sexual spaces in twelfth-century French romance. General Editors’ Preface vii List of Contributors ix Introduction: Sacred Space and Place in Arthurian Romance / Sarah Bowden and Susanne Friede 1 1. The Church and the Otherworld: Sacred Spaces in the 'Matière de Bretagne' and Medieval Ireland / John Carey 13 2. Sacred Spaces: the Syntagmatic and Paradigmatic Construction of Narrated Space in Chrétien’s 'Conte du Graal' / Susanne Friede 31 3. Perceiving the Way: Sacred Spaces and Imaginary Pilgrimage in the Vulgate Cycle 'Queste del Saint Graal' and Thomas Malory’s ‘Tale of the Sankgreal’ / Martha Claire Baldon 57 4. Affirming Absence and Embracing Nothing: on the Paradoxical Place of Heterosexual Sex in Medieval French Verse Romance / Charlie Samuelson 79 5. Spaces of Remorse: Penitential Allusions in 'Iwein' / Sarah Bowden 105 6. The Spatial Narratives of Salvation and Damnation in 'Wigalois' and the 'Prose Lancelot' / Andreas Hammer 125 7. ‘Fantoum and Fayryȝe’: Visions of the End of Arthurian Britain / Victoria Flood 149 8. The Tomb of the Kings: Imperial Space in Arthur’s Camelot / Cory James Rushton 175 Arthurian Literature has established its position as the home for a great diversity of new research into Arthurian matters. It delivers fascinating material across genres, periods, and theoretical issues. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENTGuest Editors: Sarah Bowden, Susanne Friede and Andreas Hammer This special issue focuses on space and place in Arthurian literature, from a wide range of European traditions. Topics addressed include the connections between quest space and individual spirituality in the Vulgate Queste and Malory's Morte Darthur; penitence in Hartmann's Iwein and Gregorius; parallels in sacred spaces in the Matter of Britain and medieval Ireland; political prophecy in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and The Awntyrs off Arthure A; syntagmatic and paradigmatic spaces in Chrétien's Perceval; spatial significance in Wigalois and Prosa Lancelot; the political meaning of the tomb of King Lot and the rebel kings in Malory's Morte Darthur; and sexual spaces in twelfth-century French romance. Guest Editors: Sarah Bowden, Susanne Friede and Andreas Hammer
This special issue focuses on space and place in Arthurian literature, from a wide range of European traditions. Topics addressed include the connections between quest space and individual spirituality in the Vulgate Queste and Malory's Morte Darthur; penitence in Hartmann's Iwein and Gregorius; parallels in sacred spaces in the Matter of Britain and medieval Ireland; political prophecy in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and The Awntyrs off Arthure A; syntagmatic and paradigmatic spaces in Chrétien's Perceval; spatial significance in Wigalois and Prosa Lancelot; the political meaning of the tomb of King Lot and the rebel kings in Malory's Morte Darthur; and sexual spaces in twelfth-century French romance.