The Welsh tradition: The annals of Wales, The history of the Britons, The life of St. Carannog -- The history of the Kings of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth : The mythical history of Arthur's reign -- The death of Arthur -- Culhwch and Olwen (from the Mabinogion) : The accomplishment of the Great Tasks -- The lay of Sir Launfal by Marie de France -- Yvain or the Knight with the Lion by Chré́tien de Troyes : Yvain wins Laudine -- Tristan by Gottfried von Strassburg : Tristan and Iseult in exile -- Parzival by Wolfram von Eschenbach : Parzival learns about the Grail -- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight : Gawain's journey and the adventures at the Green Chapel -- The most piteous tale of the Morte Arthur Saunz Guerdon by Sir Thomas Malory : The day of destiny, the dolorous death and departing -- The Tudor historians : Polydore Vergil, John Leland -- The gothic revival. The grave of King Arthur by Thomas Wharton -- The misfortunes of Elphin by Thomas Love Peacock -- The Victorian image of the legends. Idylls of the King by Alfred Tennyson, "Lancelot and Elaine" -- Tristam and Iseult by Matthew Arnold -- The defense of Guenevere by William Morris -- Tristam of Lyonesse by Algernon Swinburne -- The twentieth century. Taliessin through Logres by Charles Williams, "The crowning of Arthur", "Taliessen at Lancelot's Mass" -- The once and future king by T.H. White.
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Gives the reader an idea of the power and range of Arthurian literature from its beginnings to the present day.