A new perspective on the warrior figure in the Grail legend
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Dara Virginia Llewellyn (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Randolph Bulgin
Abstract: It is the aim of this thesis to characterize the figure of the warrior as it is portrayed throughout certain important literary works. The characterization includes the set pattern of actions which the warrior follows, the framework in which the pattern appears, and the relationship between the warrior and the figure of the guide which usually accompanies his appearance. The figure of the warrior is examined in a diverse variety of works to point out the universality and timelessness of its appearance. The warrior figure is examined first in two Middle English works: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Sir Thomas Malory's "Sancgreal" in the Arthurian Tales. Two modern appearances of the warrior figure, which today has assumed a certain attitude of reluctance, are then examined: Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and Castaneda's series on don Juan. The relationship of the warrior and his guide is examined in three classical works: Homer's the Iliad and the Odyssey and the Bhagavad Gita. It is then examined in a modern setting in James Joyce's Ulysses. The "Conclusion" attempts to state the value of the literary appearance of the warrior figure in terms of human experience, that is, that the figure is a portrayal of man's attempt to achieve a more integrated life by unifying the spiritual and physical aspects of life.
A new perspective on the warrior figure in the Grail legend
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- Publication
- Thesis
- Language: English
- Date: 1973
- Subjects
- Heroes in literature
- Grail $v Legends