ENGB31 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Bromance, Infinite Regress, Courtly Love
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Book v: the book of sir tristram of lyoness. Infinite regress of knights: launcelot/ tristram/ palom ides/ lemerok. The potion: if formerly their love for each other had been strong, now it was unassailable . You will bring shame upon me is his due? (pg 366: tristram is invited to a feast in camelot > interesting because the whole plot of the story is for tristram to join the ritual celebrations of. The book is al ot more interested in bromance then romance. Thematic focus is on fellowship and allegiance > this is important for the structural aspect of this book; it is the high point of fellowship. Structural significance (within morte): parallels to launcelot-gwynevere. He questions the status quo with the knightly behavior. He introduces some variation; works as a foil to tristram. Sir palomides: he is also in love with iseult, he is after the questing beast and he is destined not to succeed;
