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This paper looks at the Arthurian legend, and how Sir Thomas Malory's book stands out from the rest, and has become the authority on the period. The author takes a look at Sir Thomas Malory's life and influences and gives an overview of the events surrounding the publication of his book on King Arthur. The sources that were used are detailed, as are excerpts from the book itself in order to support the author's thesis that this publication is the most accurate. This particular version is important since it was one of the first to be published in English, rather than French or Latin.

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"Malory's work " for we shall side with the majority of scholars here in attributing it to this writer " is a compilation and translation from old French sources (with additions from English sources and the compiler's own composition) of most of the tales about the semilegendary Arthur, king of the Britons, and his knights. The 21 books in Malory's work carry on the tradition of the medieval Arthurian romance, from French sources, in English prose of remarkable vividness and vitality. Malory loosely tied together stories of various knights of the Round Table, but most memorably of Arthur himself, of Galahad, and of the guilty love of Lancelot and Arthur's queen, Guinevere. Despite the great variety of incident and the complications of plot in his work, the dominant theme is the need to sacrifice individual desire for the sake of national unity and religious salvation, the latter of which is envisioned in terms of the dreamlike but intense mystical symbolism of the Holy Grail (Kennedy 119)."

Tags:lancelot, england, round, table, knights, guinevere, french, middle, ages, tale, authors, middle-class, literature

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This paper explains that Sir Thomas Malory's tale of Sir Tristram, King of Lyonesse, is memorable and unique in its depth of detail, which includes descriptions of his life from his noble origins to his truly tragic death. The author points out that the most unique aspect of this story is likely his passionate, consuming, ill-fated love affair with Isoud. The paper compares Tristram's tale with the tales of other "Knights of the Round Table", such as Lancelot and Galahad.

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"Ultimately, the romances of both Sir Tristram and Isoud, and Lancelot and Guinevere are destined for tragedy. Lancelot and Guinevere suffer terribly for their love, and Tristram and Isoud also suffer. Sir Tristram, caught in his adulterous affair with Isoud, must leave his uncle's court in dishonor. He travels to King Howell's court in Brittany, where he fights bravely, and is offered the hand of the King's daughter in marriage (also named Isoud). Tristram pines terribly for his lover Isoud for the rest of his life, and eventually dies painfully and tragically in a heated battle. His lover Isoud commits suicide, and the two ill-fated lovers die without being reunited, as the formerly mighty kingdom of Lyonesse sinks into the sea, as a symbol of their lost love."

Tags:adultry, passion, lancelot, galahad, isoud

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This paper discusses the various sources on which Sir Thomas Mallory drew to create the version of the legend of King Arthur that is known today. The writer provides an overview of the historical background for the Arthurian legend and the evidence that exists for a historical Arthur. The writer explains the medieval traditions of courtly love and of chivalry that Mallory incorporated into his book and his legacy of the knightly ideal that was detailed by Chaucer in his "Canterbury Tales," and in the fourteenth-century poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight."

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"The account that did the most to establish Arthur as a prominent historical figure was The History of the Kings of Britain written in 1135 by Geoffrey of Monmouth, a Welsh monk, and the book provides a history of the earliest kings of Britain, some 99 in all, including King Coel, known to us today from the nursery rhyme as Old King Cole. About one-fifth of the book is devoted to Arthur, and Geoffrey provides the first organized version of the story. Many of the elements that would be part of the later tradition were missing, however. Arthur's court is not at Camelot but at a place called Caerlon-on-Usk, or City of Legions. Geoffrey contributed at least three new elements to the existing histories of Arthur--he supplied Arthur with a family tree, told of Arthur's association with Merlin, and described his burial at Avalon."

Tags:Nennius, Dark Ages, Celt Merlin retelling passion Beowulf battle Avalon Camelot

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In order to analyze people's fantasies, Sigmund Freud says that we can look at their creative writing, thereby seeing the wishes and desires that they have. By approaching an analysis of the character Sir Lancelot in Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte D'Arthur" in this way, this paper provides insight on what was important to men in that society. Lancelot is made the primary hero of the story. The paper shows, therefore, that Lancelot becomes the vehicle through which Malory and male readers can stop being "ashamed" of their fantasies and find a release of tension through the adoration Lancelot receives from women and the excellence of Lancelot's fighting skills.

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"Guenivere's desire for Lancelot throughout Malory's story shows us how Lancelot is the figure of a daydream. Guenivere is the wife of the king. This attribute of Guenivere's places her on a pedestal. She is the most important woman in the territory controlled by King Arthur. Having an affair with a married woman such as Guenivere would make the person having the affair seem important. Guenivere's actions toward Lancelot characterize her as someone who is in desperate need of the hero's love. When Lancelot is trying to draw attention away from his interest in Guenivere, Guenivere says, "Sir Lancelot, I see and feel daily that they love beginneth to slacken, for ye have no joy to be in my presence, but ever ye are out of this court (403). It makes a male feel good to have an important woman want his "love" and not want the "love" to "slacken.""

Tags:Guenivere, desire, hero, self-esteem

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"This study will examine the effects of love and loyalty in Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur.


The generally accepted thesis is that the fall of Camelot, the Kingdom of Arthur, was entirely caused by the love between Guenivere and Lancelot, and that this love was therefore an illicit affair, a sinful relationship which inevitably brought punishment upon all involved as well as on many innocent bystanders. The argument of this study will be that Malory intended to paint a humanistic and sympathetic portrait of the love between Guenivere and Lancelot, and in no way intended to paint a portrait of sinful lovers carried away mindlessly on the tide of illicit passion.


Malory shows that there were other causes for the downfall of the kingdom, such as pride and various jealousies and..."

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" This study will examine the significance and impact of Sir Lancelot's experiences in his quest for the Holy Grail in Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. The study will argue that the quest for the Holy Grail is most significant because it is a turning point not only for Lancelot, but for the entire focus and meaning of the tales of the Round Table.
Certainly romance (especially the liaison between Lancelot and Guinivere) and much jousting takes place after the quest begins, but the point has shifted from the physical to the spiritual, from the heroic to the mystical. The quest of Lancelot for the Holy Grail, after all, does not begin until the eleventh book of the Malory saga, after ten seemingly endless accounts of romance and jousts. As Scudder writes:
Weariness has descended on that adventurous life which.."

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This paper describes the life and works of one of the leading architects of the twentieth century, known as Le Corbusier. born in Switzerland in 1887. According to the paper, Le Corbusier would indeed become an architect, building his first building in 1908, and in addition to producing many more structures after that. The paper also notes that he wrote widely and had a considerable influence on other architects through these writings and theoretical discussions.

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"One of the leading architects of the twentieth century was known as Le Corbusier, though his name was Charles Edouard Jeannerct. He was born in Switzerland in 1887. As a student, he was shaped by a local art teacher named Charles L'Eplattenier, who encouraged the young man to study architecture. Le Corbusier would indeed become an architect, building his first building in 1908, and in addition to producing many more structures after that, he also wrote widely and had a considerable influence on other architects through these writings and theoretical discussions. He also worked as an urban planner, a painter, a sculptor, and a designer of furniture, and he extended his influence through each of these modes of..."

Tags:le corbusier, architecture, theory

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The paper relates that Le Corbusier is a renowned modern architect who sought to create designs filled with purity, unity, and order. The paper discusses how at the beginning of the 20th century, he saw huge technological innovations that simultaneously changed the needs of society while also providing the means to meet those needs. The paper explains that inspired by the potential of machines and industry, Le Corbusier created a unique style of architecture best demonstrated by his Pavillon de l'Esprit Nouveau, designed to show the world how the "new spirit" could positively impact cities, homes, and even the furnishings in those homes.

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"Architecture is a unique art form, blending function and form, balancing aesthetics and utility, and often challenging our ways of thinking about the structures we use and the way we use them. Many architects are quite happy to offer their clients a "safe" plan that neither challenges society's notions of practicality nor excites the imagination. Yet many others see themselves as shapers of the future and fixers of failure in planning and design. Charles Edouard Jeanneret, better known by his pseudonym, Le Corbusier, is an excellent example of the latter. Le Corbusier is considered an architectural visionary and leader because of..."

Tags:le, corbusier, architect

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The paper explores and compares two books on architecture, "Le Corbusier" by Kenneth Frampton and "Master Builders" by Peter Blake. The paper shows that both books discuss the life and works of architect Le Corbusier, although they differ in that Frampton's book focuses mainly on Le Corbusier while Blake studies equally the works of Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Frank Lloyd Wright.

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"According to Frampton, Corbusier was most likely the most famous and certainly the most controversial architect of the twentieth century. His impact on the urban fabric and the way all have lived has been enormous due to the richness and diversity of his work as well as his fervently expressed philosophy of architecture. Thus, the author weaved through his long and prolific life that was recurrent themes, his permanent drive towards new types of dwelling, from the early white villas to the U'it d'Habitation at Marseille. Furthermore, he detailed his evolving concepts of urban form, which included the Plan Vision of 1925 along with its cruciform towers that were imposed on the city of Paris and finally his work at Chandigarh in India; and his belief in a new technocratic order (Barnes and Noble)."

Tags:Corbu, Modernist, Barcelona, Pavilion, Guggenheim, Museum, Ludwig, Mies, van, der, Rohe, Frank, Lloyd, Wright.

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This paper presents an overview of Le Corbusier's contribution to modern architecture, as well as his role in the larger Modernist movement in contemporary art. The paper contends that the influences that affected Le Corbusier's style and vision in architecture were related to events in history as well as contemporary art and philosophy. In other words, Le Corbusier's architectural vision was part of the artistic movements and milieu of his era and this forms part of the understanding of his influence on architecture.

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"Le Corbusier was attracted to the visual arts from an early age. The earliest houses that he designed were similar in design to the vernacular architectural styles popular in the Alps. Later he expanded his artistic horizons and traveled to Europe where he was employed in the offices of the pioneer of reinforced concrete, Auguste Perret. Between October 1910 and March 1911 he worked for the renowned architect Peter Behrens near Berlin. All of these influences were to have an impact on the development of his style and architectural philosophy."

Tags:nature structural design modernist styles theories charles edouard jeanneret-gris, switzerland pseudonym