Abstract
From the mid-sixteenth century onwards, the combined effects of religious reform, historical revisionism and changes in literary taste challenged the authority and lowered the cultural status of the Arthurian legend in Britain, while altering the forms and venues of its dissemination. Yet Arthur remained a preoccupation in numerous genres, and drew the attention of major writers, including Spenser, Milton and Dryden, and some lesser known: Rowley; Blackmore. Assessments of Arthur’s historicity and Arthurian literature also intersected with religious and political issues, discussed by historiographical, polemical and antiquarian writers such as John Leland (d. 1552) and his followers, Ascham, Dee and Camden.
(8,000 words, including all notes and references)
(8,000 words, including all notes and references)
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Cambridge History of Arthurian Literature and Culture |
Editors | Raluca Radulescu, Andrew Lynch |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Publication status | In preparation - 2021 |