A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF KING ARTHUR’S RADIAL JOURNEY: BACK TO THE BEGINNINGS

Abstract

When talking about literature and King Arthur, the premise of the Arthurian legend is vague. The myth of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table might have been real or merely fairy tales. However, historical aspects of a questionable kingdom are one thing, and the fictional aspects of King Arthur and his knights in the realm of Camelot is another thing. Therefore, through literary myths, an intertextual analysis of Arthurian legacy will be applied to selected literary texts to display the radial transformation of the attempted meanings of King Arthur’s legacy under the influence of history and pseudo-history.

Keywords

• Arthurian Myths,Knights of the Round Table,Camelot,Sir Thomas Malory,Radial Journey,Morgaine

KRAL ARTHUR'UN DAIRESEL YOLCULUĞUNUN KARŞILAŞTIRMALI BIR İNCELEMESI: BAŞLANGICA DÖNÜŞ

Abstract

Edebiyat ve Kral Arthur hakkında konuşurken, efsanenin öncülü görünen o ki belirsizdir. Kral Arthur efsanesi ve Yuvarlak Masa şövalyeleri gerçek ya da sadece bir masal olabilir. Bununla birlikte, şüpheli bir krallığın tarihi yönleri bir konudur, Kral Arthur'u ve onun şövalyelerini Kamelot Krallığında kurgulamak başka bir konudur. Bu yüzden, tarihin ve sözde tarihin gölgesinde, edebi efsaneler aracılığıyla, seçili edebi metinlere, yine bu eserlerde yüklenmeye çabalanan anlamların dairesel dönüşümünü göstermek adına Arthur efsanesinin metinler arası incelemesi uyarlanacaktır.

Keywords

• Arthur Efsaneleri,Yuvarlak Masa Şövalyeleri,Kamelot,Sir Thomas Malory,Dairesel Yolculuk,Morgaine

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