Arthurian Landscapes
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Arthurian Literature
Organizer Name
David F. Johnson
Organizer Affiliation
Florida State Univ.
Presider Name
David F. Johnson
Paper Title 1
Rex Quondam et Aquosus: Political Ecologies in Malory’s Morte
Presenter 1 Name
Robert Allen Rouse
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Univ. of British Columbia
Paper Title 2
Translating Arthurian Landscape: The Magic Spring in Yvain and Ívens saga
Presenter 2 Name
Stefka G. Eriksen
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Univ. i Oslo
Paper Title 3
The Arthurian Ecotone
Presenter 3 Name
Michael W. Twomey
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Ithaca College
Start Date
15-5-2015 3:30 PM
Session Location
Bernhard 209
Description
Eco-criticism, which considers the role and representation of the environment in literature, has been usefully applied to medieval literature in general for some years now. The analysis of geographical space and natural—and unnatural—landscapes in Arthurian literature has also been ongoing for some time. The valorization of the wilderness and wildness in Arthurian texts, the movement of various characters through the ever-changing landscapes of Logres and other legendary or real geographical spaces, and the role played by nature and natural elements (e.g. water) in the landscape are but a few of the topics touched on by the ecocritical approach. This session invites papers that challenge or propose new ecocritical readings of a wide variety of Arthurian texts, or that employ entirely different approaches to the landscapes—and those who occupy or negotiate them—in Arthurian literature.
David F. Johnson
Arthurian Landscapes
Bernhard 209
Eco-criticism, which considers the role and representation of the environment in literature, has been usefully applied to medieval literature in general for some years now. The analysis of geographical space and natural—and unnatural—landscapes in Arthurian literature has also been ongoing for some time. The valorization of the wilderness and wildness in Arthurian texts, the movement of various characters through the ever-changing landscapes of Logres and other legendary or real geographical spaces, and the role played by nature and natural elements (e.g. water) in the landscape are but a few of the topics touched on by the ecocritical approach. This session invites papers that challenge or propose new ecocritical readings of a wide variety of Arthurian texts, or that employ entirely different approaches to the landscapes—and those who occupy or negotiate them—in Arthurian literature.
David F. Johnson