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This is the course blog dedicated to Texas A&M University’s Arthurian Literature course for Fall 2017 (ENGL 330:500). We will feature three issues of original student writing over the course of the semester as well as individual minor projects

Arthurian Literature 330:500 Reading Schedule

 

Editors and Contributors:

Bailey Bladel:
When Chivalry Was Not Dead
What’s So Funny About the Round Table?
Analysis of “Drop Dead Gorgeous”

Joanna Cadena:
Impact of Female Characters in Arthurian Literature
Queen Guinevere Gallery
Original Arthurian Legend vs. the BBC’S Merlin

Rhiannon Coffey:
Of Kings and Eternity: A Grail Discussion
Map of Arthurian Themes
The Wedding of King Arthur & Guinevere

Lauren Davenport:
Misogyny in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Merlin
Medieval Clothing and Analysis

Faith Farmer:
Magic in a Land of God: The Supernatural in Arthurian Literature
Merlin through the Ages
Visualization of Avalon

Samantha Finglass:
Arthur and Hercules
What Does Green Mean?
Is Merlin Mad?

Kaitlyn Fohn:
The Hero’s Journey in Gawain and the Green Knight
The Rise of Sir Gawain: A Brief Adaptation
A Gallery of Stained Glass and Paintings of Sir Galahad Throughout the Ages

Spring Garcia:
Merlin’s Involvement in the Pendragon Relationships
Battle of Camlann Gallery
Sources on Merlin

Dmitri Garlic:
The Christian Knight
Myths About the Middle Ages
The Holy Grail: An Annotated Bibliography

Caroline Hall:
Medieval Literature in the Modern World
Word Cloud for Geoffrey of Monmouth’s ‘Avalon’
The Role of Chivalry

Matthew Hill:
King Arthur’s Mediocrity
Sir Gawain and the Boars

Erin Jaques:
Merlin

Clay Johnson:
“The Lady of Shallot,” Translated from Spanish
Description of the “Winchester Manuscript”
Political Influence on Arthurian Authors

Luke Maher:
A Textual Analysis of Morgan le Fay Through Medieval Works of Art
The Medieval Era and its Misconceptions
Arthurian Literature and the Utopian Novel

Estefani Marquez:
Review of King Arthur (2004)
Translation: La Busqueda del Santo Grial/ The Search for the Holy Grail
What did Medieval Kings Really Look Like?
The Marriage of Arthur and Guinevere

Jacob Martin:
Geoffrey of Monmouth and the Norman Reign: an Analysis of the Political Stance in the Historia Regum Brittaniae

Claire Millhorn:
The Knights of New Haven
Arthurian Morality Assignments
Christian Symbolism in Arthurian Literature

Elijah Mitchell:
Difficulties of Engaging the Public in Public Medievalism
Gallery of the Sword in the Stone
Chivalry in King Arthur

Alexandra Nguyen:
Arthur and Avalon: Their Relationship

Elizabeth Rodriguez:
Public Medievalism
Translation of “La última fada” by Emilia Pardo Bazán
Christianity In Arthurian Literature

Miranda Sallee:
The Manuscript of the Lancelot-Grail Prose Cycle
Public Opinion of Medieval Literature
King Arthur, his Knights, and the Questionable Pentecostal Oath

Katherine Sasser:
Analysis of Gawain in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Analysis of the Christianity in Arthurian Society

Kiera Schneider:
Lancelot Versus the Pentecostal Oath
King Arthur in Tudor England

Emily Scott:
The Role of Men in Their Own Downfall in Arthurian Literature
The Influences of Christianity in Historia regum Britanniae

Devin Shaw:
Morgan le Fay’s Crucial Impact on “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” 
William the Conqueror’s Influence on King Arthur the Character

Tommy Sirks:
Gawain’s Representation of Good vs. Evil
Geoffrey’s Depiction of Masculinity Within Arthur

Monroe Smith II:
Arthur: Christian or Pagan?

Gillian Stiles:
The Battle of Bloodlines, Oaths and The Sangrail in Sir Thomas Malory’s ‘Le Morte Darthur’
The Influence of Christian Faith in Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Arthur

Karolina Trevino:
Religious Symbols in Lancelot’s Grail Quest
Religion and Magic in Arthurian Folklore

Isha Vazquez:
Feminine Power: Percival’s Sister’s Role in Malory’s Le Morte Darthur
Lancelot: The Best Knight?

Haeley Williamson:
The Control of Women in Arthur’s Court
The Institution of Chivalry