RWLD #4: The Arthurian Legend



Image credit: Knight. Phillip Venturi; May, 2009

 The stories that surround King Arthur go back to nearly the time of Christ. The idea that there was a legendary warrior leader in Britton can be traced back to the early 500's during a time of conquest and upheaval. Stories began to spring from written histories in the 1100's and around the begining of the Rennaisance, the strory as we now know it was written and published in England.
"The Arthurian Legend", as it is called, has created a wealth of stories, films, literature and arwork. The ideas of a round table for knights who do noble deeds, and a court that inspires good and fights evil are the ones we remember. How did it all start?

This unit we will look at some of the historical root literature of the Arthurian legend, parts of the the most familiar text by Sir Thomas Mallory, and some recent works that reflect themes and aspects of the legend. Readings will span a time fram of almot 1,000 years.

Monday, November 1st:

Here are the notes from class in presenation form:



Thursday, November 4th:

Here is the link for King Arthur and His Knights (the reading packet assigned on Wednesday) This is the entire text - you are only reading the first two chapters. There are three links, and they all take you to the Guttenburg Project website

CLICK HERE FOR THE TEXT FILE This is strictly the text - nothing more. Easiest format to download and good for reprinting.

CLICK HERE FOR THE HTML FILE this is the websight format version. It includes illustrations and hyperlinks for easier navigation. This is good if you read from a laptop or any other computer.

CLICK HERE FOR KINDLE, EPUB, QiOO OR OTHER READER FORMAT FILES If you have an ereader such as Kindle, iPad, Nook, etc. this is the link you want. It is likely that there isn't a format for all readers as of yet, but it seems to be more inclusive at the time of this posting.

Monday, November 15th:

Here is the Chapter Summary Assignment for the final: