ENG150Y1 Lecture Notes - Erec And Enide, Enide, Macrobius
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Arthur announces custom of the white stag: erec encounters discourteous knight (arthur"s realm, erec encounters discourteous knight (enide"s realm) Erec encounters enide & asks for her hand in marriage. Conclusion of the custom of the white stag. Content: harmonious joining of complementary opposites (m and f in marriage) For any one who understands, there are only 3 matters: Of france, of britain, and of rome the great; And among these three matters there is no resemblance. The tales of britain thus are insubstantial and pleasant, Those of france rae true, as is every day apparent. (poem) In arthurian context, tristan and isolde is another arthurian romance* (mentioned by chretien) even more beautiful than isolde is enide. Comparison of characters to those of different literary traditions. Reference to dido and aeneas mode of representation tradition chretien uses similar literary techniques. Robe of erec woven by fairies (celtic tradition: mentions macrobius as an appeal to authority, (another literary tradition) mode of representation.
