Coconuts in Camelot: Monty Python and the Holy Grail in the Arthurian Literature Course
By Christine M. Neufeld
Florilegium, Volume 19 (2002)
Introduction: Teaching Arthurian literature affords a perhaps rare opportunity for medieval specialists to use the medium of film to interest undergraduate students in a period that is otherwise often considered foreign to their cultural world or concerns. The significant number of Arthurian films in die twentieth century reflects the continuous appeal of the Arthurian legend, a legend whose survival can be attributed to its adaptability, shifting throughout the centuries between elite and popular cultures, and disseminated in different forms through visual, oral and textual traditions.
Coconuts in Camelot: Monty Python and the Holy Grail in the Arthurian Literature Course
By Christine M. Neufeld
Florilegium, Volume 19 (2002)
Introduction: Teaching Arthurian literature affords a perhaps rare opportunity for medieval specialists to use the medium of film to interest undergraduate students in a period that is otherwise often considered foreign to their cultural world or concerns. The significant number of Arthurian films in die twentieth century reflects the continuous appeal of the Arthurian legend, a legend whose survival can be attributed to its adaptability, shifting throughout the centuries between elite and popular cultures, and disseminated in different forms through visual, oral and textual traditions.
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