Elizabeth Archibald's Outputs (2)

Variations on romance themes in the 'Historia Meriadoci' (2014)
Journal Article
Archibald, E. (2014). Variations on romance themes in the 'Historia Meriadoci'. Journal of the International Arthurian Society, 2(1), 3-19. https://doi.org/10.1515/jias-2014-0001

The little known Latin Arthurian narrative Historia Meriadoci presents many challenges. Was it written in the twelfth century, in which case it is an early example of Arthurian romance, or is it later, in which case it reflects already developed moti... Read More about Variations on romance themes in the 'Historia Meriadoci'.

Love and Marriage in the Breton Lays (2014)
Journal Article
Archibald, E. (2014). Love and Marriage in the Breton Lays. Etudes épistémè, 2014(25), https://doi.org/10.4000/episteme.221

Love is usually said to be the central concern of the Middle English Breton lays, as of the French ones. But in fact the English poems pay relatively little attention to romantic love, and are more concerned with identity, family separation and reuni... Read More about Love and Marriage in the Breton Lays.