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Auteur(s) : Whetter, Kevin Sean (1969-....)
Titre(s) : The manuscript and meaning of Malory's "Morte Darthur" [Texte imprimé] : rubrication, commemoration, memorialization / K. S. Whetter
Publication : Cambridge (GB) : D. S. Brewer, 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XIII-242 p.-[7] f. de pl.) : ill. ; 24 cm
Collection : Arthurian studies, ISSN 0261-9814 ; 84
Lien à la collection : Arthurian studies
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 215-233. Index
The red-ink names that decorate the Winchester manuscript of Malory's Morte Darthur
are striking; yet until now, no-one has asked why the rubrication exists. This book
explores the uniqueness and thematic significance of the physical layout of the Morte
in its manuscript context, arguing that the layout suggests, and the correlations
between manuscript design and narrative theme confirm, that the striking arrangement
is likely to have been the product of authorial design rather than something unusual
dreamed up by patron, scribe, reader, or printer. The introduction offers a thorough
account of not only the textual tradition of the Morte, but also the ways in which
scholarship to date has not done enough with the manuscript contexts of Malory's Arthuriad.
The book then goes on to establish the singularity and likely provenance of Winchester's
rubrication of names. In the second half of the study the author elucidates the narrative
significance of this rubrication pattern, outlining striking connections between manuscript
layout and major narrative events, characters, and themes. He argues that the manuscript
mise-en-page underscores Malory's interest in human character and knighthood, creating
a memorializing function similar to the many inscribed tombs that dominate the landscape
of the Morte's narrative pages. In short, Winchester's design creates a memorializing
tomb for Arthurian chivalry
Sujet(s) : Malory, Thomas (1408?-1471). Morte Darthur
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781843844532. - ISBN 1843844532 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45213602s
Notice n° :
FRBNF45213602
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