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First edition. 8vo. ( 241mm. ) Pp. vii, 176 [2]. A fine copy in the original cloth backed boards. The essays in this volume have a particularly strong focus on English material; they include explorations of Malory's presentation of Sir Dinadan, the connections between ballads and popular romance, and, moving beyond the medieval period, Thomas Love Peacock's "The Misfortunes of Elphin/I". They are complemented by articles on French sources (L'Atre perilleux, the Queste del Saint Graal, and the Perlesvaus), and with an overview of the idea of cowardice and Arthurian narrative. Contributors include: Andrew Lynch, P. J. C. Field, Joyce Coleman, D. Thomas Hanks Jr, Raluca L. Radulescu, Margaret Robson, Martin Connolly, Norris J. Lacy, Fanni Bogdanow, Tony Grand, and Robert Gossedge. From the Library of the late Professor Fanni Bogdanow ( 1928 - 2013 ) Arthurian Scholar and Lecturer in French in the University of Manchester. …