Eavesdropping on Arthurians

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Chats with experts around the world about Arthurian literature. (Image credit: British Library Additional 10294 f. 50v La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 2-53); France, N. (Saint-Omer or Tournai); c. 1316. Galahad with Perceval and Bors before King Arthur, joining the halves of the broken sword. I am grateful to the British Library in preserving and making such works available.) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kathy Cawsey


    • Nov 9, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 4 - Monmouth translated into Eddic prophecy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 42:51


    Matthew Roby discusses the Old Norse/Icelandic translation of Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 7: Gawain's Landscapes and Lusts

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 41:17


    Michael Twomey chats about Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 5: Crossdressing Hero(ine?) and a Trickster Merlin:

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2020 39:52


    Stephanie Morley chats about the Old French romance "Silence." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 6 - The two (three?) English Mortes:

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2020 38:11


    Kevin Wetter talks about the Alliterative Morte Arthure, the Stanzaic Morte Arthur, and the influence they both had on Thomas Malory's Morte Darthur. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 8 - Courtly Love or Stalking?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2020 41:30


    Tom Hanks talks about the beginning of Malory's Morte Darthur, the story of Uther & Igraine, and Pelleas & Ettarde. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 9 - Uncanny Romance (the part of Malory everyone ignores)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 47:36


    Elizabeth Edwards discusses Balin and Balan, or the Tale of the Knight with Two Swords. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 0 - Trailer: Eavesdropping on Arthurians

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 0:43


    Eavesdropping on Arthurians is a new podcast developed by Kathy Cawsey, Professor of English at Dalhousie University. She chats with experts around the world about Arthurian works. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 10 - Love and Death in England

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 40:52


    Kathy Cawsey talks about the ending of Sir Thomas Malory's Morte Darthur. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 3 - Love and romance enter the picture:

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 42:33


    Dr. Vincent Masse discusses Chrétien de Troyes' "La Chevalier de la Charette." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 2 - Female Kings and Sorceresses:

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 40:08


    In this episode, Dr. Fiona Tolhurst of Florida State University talks about Geoffrey of Monmouth. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 1 - From the mists of history: the first mentions of Arthur

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 40:03


    Professor Siân Echard from UBC discusses the earliest Welsh and Latin texts that mention Arthur. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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