EN 4504 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Alliterative Morte Arthure, Holy Roman Empire, Thomas Malory
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Idea of nationalism -> connects the text to the landmark (like the text pointing to the different monuments) e. g. movie 300 example. 557 -> passage (officially crowned the emperor of rome) Usually a german emperor and blessed; crowned personally by the pope. Interesting; making this double link to the emperor (even though it is not explicitly stated; lies in the basis, not a direct connection) In this text, arthur goes global -> he moves freely (different places, and writes through all the countries and conquers different lands) -> british empire expanding. Key features in text: arthur"s dreams (can focus on this in paper -> idea of dreams), The significance of the battle with the giant (here called the giant of genoa) -> comparison to geoffrey of monmouth. 76-77 vs. pg 509 (comparison of rapes & giant) Idea of female bodies not really discussed (text is masculine)
