tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10563813690778888542024-02-19T01:09:45.255-08:00The Monstrous Matter of BritainWelcome to The Monstrous Matter of Britain, a blog sponsored by The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britain. This site was founded in 2012 and is devoted to furthering discussion and debate of the monsters and the monstrous of the Arthurian tradition from its medieval origins to the present and in all media in which Arthuriana appearsMonstrous Matter of Britain Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319041208467942654noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056381369077888854.post-29845215022274494862023-02-18T21:41:00.003-08:002023-02-18T21:41:49.169-08:00More Cthulhu and Camelot in Shadows Over Avalon (Volume Two)<h2 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yqPD3tQdIB16FfxYmGT4JqU_aBVKkiHmpf5YEZnWvF_h4S5pHe7jY6DkgNOIV6q1jYnmC1seavYC-yAu0MQH2QScaW-21kWTuCUxmp3fgnLB8A13qlQX-BDRbTf_7jrM6CKwiPeEawnQKpy32LcBqxFYdhJ4B61DnuEqy-5sDWfdxLgNLMi0N-s/s900/SOA2.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yqPD3tQdIB16FfxYmGT4JqU_aBVKkiHmpf5YEZnWvF_h4S5pHe7jY6DkgNOIV6q1jYnmC1seavYC-yAu0MQH2QScaW-21kWTuCUxmp3fgnLB8A13qlQX-BDRbTf_7jrM6CKwiPeEawnQKpy32LcBqxFYdhJ4B61DnuEqy-5sDWfdxLgNLMi0N-s/s320/SOA2.png" width="213" /></a></div><br />SHADOWS OVER AVALON (VOLUME 2)</h2><a href="https://18thwall.com/product/shadows-over-avalon-volume-2#"></a>Now available as an ebook (for $5.99 USD) from 18th Wall Productions at this <a href="https://18thwall.com/product/shadows-over-avalon-volume-2" target="_blank">link</a>.<div><br />CATEGORIES: <a href="https://18thwall.com/product-category/arthurian">Arthurian</a>, <a href="https://18thwall.com/product-category/cthulhu-mythos">Cthulhu Mythos</a>, <a href="https://18thwall.com/product-category/fantasy">Fantasy</a>, <a href="https://18thwall.com/product-category/horror">Horror</a><br /><br />AWARD-WINNING CURATOR NICOLE PETIT PRESENTS THE SECOND VOLUME OF THE DARK FANTASY COLLISION BETWEEN THE CTHULHU MYTHOS AND ARTHURIAN LEGEND.<br /><br />When King Arthur pulled the sword from the stone, he established more than a nation. He established an ideal. Where righteousness and learning could thrive. Where valiant knights battled evil. Camelot, the incorruptible dream.<br /><br />From beyond the stars and before time, something stirs. Spoken of in the Necronomicon, eldritch gods make their influence known. Awakened by loathsome constellations, they arise from sea-locked tombs and turn men’s minds from outer spheres. The Mythos, the corrupting nightmare.<br /><br />Tonight, the stars are right. As Uther Pendragon’s Britain is scorched by the unrelenting sun, the waking world’s salvation must be found in the Dreamlands. A Roman Yog Sothoth cult holds secret sway, and if it can be solved, Merlin’s riddle is the key to their defeat. Relics from Carcosa are brought to Camelot, bleeding the line between the world that is and the world that could be. How knights such as Pellinore, Galahad, and Calogrenant respond will save or damn all things.<br /><br />Shadows Over Avalon: Volume Two features a novella by Jon Black and stories by Lukasz Furmaniak, Georgia Cook, C.L. Werner, Kara Dennison, and Sophie Iles.<div><br />PURCHASERS ON 18THWALL.COM RECEIVE THE BOOK IN PDF, MOBI/KINDLE, & EPUB.<br />ALSO AVAILABLE FROM <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shadows-Over-Avalon-Nicole-Petit/dp/1946033189/">AMAZON (U</a>S), <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shadows-Over-Avalon-Nicole-Petit/dp/1946033189/">AMAZON (UK)</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.co.jp/Shadows-Over-Avalon-Nicole-Petit/dp/1946033189/">AMAZON (JP)</a>, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER INTERNATIONAL INCARNATIONS OF AMAZON.</div><div><br /></div></div>The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04275647834716076424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056381369077888854.post-43847617954286555692022-12-24T21:55:00.006-08:002022-12-24T21:55:46.080-08:00Lovecraftian Arthuriana Update: Shadows Over Avalon, Volume 1<i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaw-arKuIFToC9hThCObxU2lbmiII-3TXHFOxO3QhZbhjyg4LB8ZJ3N08RxWmwUIJZL43FfroM1krLms92QCQ7cyUoPiz7ca2VCrx7E52n56peBaIGWVgUgB1khBsJU9NRsjMlbAjX9L2S8RPJSGKhOy6tw3zWEkS0jK_EF385YuBUgTyid6RsQ18/s1024/SOAv1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaw-arKuIFToC9hThCObxU2lbmiII-3TXHFOxO3QhZbhjyg4LB8ZJ3N08RxWmwUIJZL43FfroM1krLms92QCQ7cyUoPiz7ca2VCrx7E52n56peBaIGWVgUgB1khBsJU9NRsjMlbAjX9L2S8RPJSGKhOy6tw3zWEkS0jK_EF385YuBUgTyid6RsQ18/s320/SOAv1.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>Recently released:<br /></i><br /><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">SHADOWS OVER AVALON (VOLUME 1)</h2><br />Full details and purchase information from the publisher are available from this <a href="https://18thwall.com/product/shadows-over-avalon-volume-1" target="_blank">link</a>.<div> <br /><br />AWARD-WINNING CURATOR NICOLE PETIT PRESENTS A DARK FANTASY CLASH BETWEEN THE CTHULHU MYTHOS AND ARTHURIAN LEGEND.<br /><br />CATEGORIES: <a href="https://18thwall.com/product-category/arthurian">Arthurian</a>, <a href="https://18thwall.com/product-category/cthulhu-mythos">Cthulhu Mythos</a>, <a href="https://18thwall.com/product-category/fantasy">Fantasy</a>, <a href="https://18thwall.com/product-category/horror">Horror</a><br /><br />When King Arthur pulled the sword from the stone, he established more than a nation. He established an ideal. Where righteousness and learning could thrive. Where valiant knights battled evil. Camelot, the incorruptible dream.</div><div><br />From beyond the stars and before time, something stirs. Spoken of in the Necronomicon, eldritch gods make their influence known. Awakened by loathsome constellations, they arise from sea-locked tombs and turn men’s minds from outer spheres. The Mythos, the corrupting nightmare. <br /><br />Tonight, the stars are right over Camelot. Troupes of actors travel the land in patronage to a king draped in yellow, monks turn their service to a god dreaming in the sea, and living storms stalk the winters. How knights such as Gawain, Percival, Ascamore, and Lancelot respond will save or damn all things. <br /><br />Shadows Over Avalon: Volume 1 features all new stories by Dylan Freeman, Richard Sheppard, Josh Reynolds, Edward M. Erdelac, Simon Bucher-Jones, Ethan Sabatella, Timothy Williams, Tim Mendees, and Tim Hanlon.</div><div><br />PURCHASERS ON 18THWALL.COM RECEIVE THE BOOK IN PDF, MOBI/KINDLE, & EPUB.</div><div><br />ALSO AVAILABLE FROM <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shadows-over-Avalon-Nicole-Petit/dp/1946033170">AMAZON (U</a>S), <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shadows-over-Avalon-Nicole-Petit/dp/1946033170">AMAZON (UK)</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Shadows-over-Avalon-Nicole-Petit/dp/1946033170">AMAZON (CA)</a>, & <a href="https://www.amazon.co.jp/Shadows-over-Avalon-Nicole-Petit/dp/1946033170">AMAZON (JP)</a>.</div><div><br /></div>The Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01669907740972508440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056381369077888854.post-17201040939925322702022-08-24T23:33:00.001-07:002022-08-24T23:33:06.207-07:00Recent Monster Scholarship from Arthuriana<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6H2XQQUNpBgwI0YP54PULNk5WVmtjQyQeAA6Oe1E9krDadMFAB9n_O843UXmdi3FjvU0WLckWz5--i0zfberOYjqKQQqh3iha5C6n6rnK59ax86OF_Mc1eo5J_6qnOxQ3mhGOR3JmtnKmUpaLL-aCUvHKarBfniEvHaOsd9XEZdmTn4E8tQghI-U/s2714/Arthuriana32_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2714" data-original-width="1828" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6H2XQQUNpBgwI0YP54PULNk5WVmtjQyQeAA6Oe1E9krDadMFAB9n_O843UXmdi3FjvU0WLckWz5--i0zfberOYjqKQQqh3iha5C6n6rnK59ax86OF_Mc1eo5J_6qnOxQ3mhGOR3JmtnKmUpaLL-aCUvHKarBfniEvHaOsd9XEZdmTn4E8tQghI-U/w135-h200/Arthuriana32_1.jpg" width="135" /></a></div>Worth checking out:<br /><br />Diem, Matthew B. "Chrétien and the Seven Dwarfs: The Portrayal of Dwarf Characters in the Earliest Arthurian Romances." <i>Arthuriana</i>, vol. 32 no. 1, 2022, p. 7-34. <i>Project MUSE</i>, <a href="http://doi.org/10.1353/art.2022.0001">doi:10.1353/art.2022.0001</a>. <br /><br /> <br />Thum-O'brien, Robyn. "The King, the Giant, and Time: Temporality in the Encounter at Mont Saint Michel in the Alliterative <i>Morte Arthure</i>." <i>Arthuriana</i>, vol. 32 no. 1, 2022, p. 82-94. <i>Project MUSE</i>, <a href="http://doi.org/10.1353/art.2022.0004">doi:10.1353/art.2022.0004</a>. <br /><br /> <br />Walton, Kathryn M. M. "Rewriting a Demon: Merlin's Changing Characterization in Three Versions of <i>Of Arthour and of Merlin</i>." <i>Arthuriana</i>, vol. 32 no. 1, 2022, p. 55-81. <i>Project MUSE</i>, <a href="http://doi.org/10.1353/art.2022.0003">doi:10.1353/art.2022.0003</a>. <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04275647834716076424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056381369077888854.post-36336997723906751522019-05-07T08:09:00.000-07:002019-05-07T08:09:26.328-07:00Lovecraftian Arthuriana Updated List for Kalamazoo<i>Here's my updated bibliography for my Kalamazoo presentation this week. A PDF version can be accessed from my Academia.edu page at </i><a href="https://www.academia.edu/38962429/2019_They_Did_the_Mash_They_Did_the_Arthurian_Monster_Mash_Mergers_of_the_Matter_of_Britain_and_Lovecraft_s_Cthulhuan_Mythos_handout_only_">https://www.academia.edu/38962429/2019_They_Did_the_Mash_They_Did_the_Arthurian_Monster_Mash_Mergers_of_the_Matter_of_Britain_and_Lovecraft_s_Cthulhuan_Mythos_handout_only_</a><i>.</i><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">They Did the Mash; They Did the Arthurian
Monster Mash:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mergers of the Matter of Britain and
Lovecraft’s Cthulhuan Mythos<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">A Preliminary Bibliography (Revised)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Compiled by Michael A. Torregrossa (monstrous.matter.of.britain@gmail.com)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Arcane Tomes at Camelot:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Dale, Joseph S. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Azaroth Rising: A History of the </i>Necronomicon
(2016).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mantlo, Bill. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Marvel Chillers</i> Nos. 1-2 (1975).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Michelinie. David. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Avengers</i> No. 187 (September 1979). <o:p></o:p></div>
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Raimi, Sam. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Army of Darkness</i> (1992) (and multiple adaptations and continuations).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Van Lente, Fred. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Marvel Zombies 5</i> (2010).<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Cthulhuan Menaces at Camelot:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Bunn, Cullen, and Mirko Colak. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Unholy Grail</i> comic book series (2017).
[In progress.]<o:p></o:p></div>
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Chamberlin,
Adrian. “The Serpents of Albion.” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sword
& Mythos</i>, edited by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Paula R. Stiles (2014). <o:p></o:p></div>
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DeGuerre, Phillip. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dr. Strange</i> (1978). <o:p></o:p></div>
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Gillis,
Peter. Final arc of Marvel’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Defenders</i> (1984-86) and opening arc of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Doctor
Strange: Sorcerer Supreme</i> (1989). <o:p></o:p></div>
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Mignola,
Mike. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hellboy: The Wild Hunt</i>
(2008-2009), <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hellboy: The Storm</i>
(2010), and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hellboy: The Fury</i> (2011).
(Inspiration for the 2019 <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hellboy</i>
feature film.)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mills, Pat. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sl</i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">á</span>ine: Time Killer </i>(1984-1985), <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sl</i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">á</span>ine: Treasures of
Britain</i> (1996-1997), and more (?). <o:p></o:p></div>
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Ritchie, Guy. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">King Arthur: Legend of the Sword</i> (2017). <o:p></o:p></div>
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Straczynski, J. Michael. “A Late
Delivery from Avalon,” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Babylon 5</i>
(1996). <o:p></o:p></div>
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Thomas, Roy. “The Black Knight
Reborn,” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Marvel Super-Heroes</i> No. 17
(November 1968).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Vaughn, Carrie. “The Lady of
Shalott,” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Swords v. Cthulhu</i> (2016),
pp. 41-52. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Once and Future King vs. Cthulhuan
Menaces:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Abnett,
Dan, and John Tomlinson. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Knights of
Pendragon</i> (1990-1991) and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Knights of
Pendragon II</i> (1992-1993). [see Jason Tondro’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Superheroes of the Round Table</i>, p. 182] <o:p></o:p></div>
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Aniolowski,
Scott, Garrie Hall, Steve Hatherley, Alan Smithee, John T. Snyder, and John
Tynes. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Golden Dawn: A Sourcebook of Victorian
Occult Intrigue for Call of Cthulhu </i>(1996). [Not seen; referenced in Ann F.
Howey and Stephen R. Reimer’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A
Bibliography of Modern Arthuriana (1500-2000)</i>, item E-21.]<o:p></o:p></div>
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Charrette, Robert N. The Strange
World of John Reddy trilogy (1994-95).<o:p></o:p></div>
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DeGuerre, Phillip. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dr. Strange</i> (1978). <o:p></o:p></div>
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Gillis,
Peter. Final arc of Marvel’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Defenders</i> (1984-86) and opening arc of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Doctor
Strange: Sorcerer Supreme</i> (1989). <o:p></o:p></div>
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Glut, Donald F. “Knights and
Demons,” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Spider-Man and His Amazing
Friends</i> (1981).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hawke, Simon. Wizard of 4<sup>th</sup>
Street novel series (1987-1997). <o:p></o:p></div>
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Mignola,
Mike. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hellboy: The Wild Hunt</i>
(2008-2009), <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hellboy: The Storm</i>
(2010), and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hellboy: The Fury</i> (2011).
(Inspiration for the 2019 <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hellboy</i>
feature film.)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Parkhouse, Steve. “The Black
Knight” serial, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hulk Comics</i> Nos. 1-63
(1979-1980). <o:p></o:p></div>
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Riot, James. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Path</i> webcomic (2007-?). [No longer available?]<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
Straczynski, J. Michael. “A Late Delivery
from Avalon,” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Babylon 5</i> (1996). <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Stargate:
The Ark of Truth</i> (2008).<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Stargate
SG-1</i>. Season 9 (2005-2006) and 10 (2006-2007).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thomas, G. W. “Merlin’s Bane,” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Pseudopod</i> 77 (2008). <o:p></o:p></div>
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Thomas, Roy. “The Black Knight
Reborn,” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Marvel Super-Heroes</i> No. 17 (November
1968).<o:p></o:p></div>
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Winter, Andy. Pendragon: The Quest
for King Arthur (2017).<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />Monstrous Matter of Britain Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319041208467942654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056381369077888854.post-8861833325766189802018-06-22T22:36:00.000-07:002018-06-22T22:36:20.908-07:00CFP Hagiography and Demonology in the Pearl-poet Corpus (9/15/2018; ICoMS Kalamazoo 2019)<i>The International Pearl-Poet Society has 5 sponsored sessions for next Kalamazoo (compared to our 1), and one of there's is especially relevant here.</i><br />
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Pearl and Sir Gawain Sessions - ICMS 2019 <br />
<a href="https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2018/06/22/pearl-and-sir-gawain-sessions-icms-2019">https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2018/06/22/pearl-and-sir-gawain-sessions-icms-2019</a><br />
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deadline for submissions: September 15, 2018 <br />
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full name / name of organization: International Pearl-Poet Society <br />
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contact email: <a href="mailto:bsw.barootes@utoronto.ca">bsw.barootes@utoronto.ca</a> <br />
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Call for Papers — ICMS 2019 <br />
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5) Fifty Shades of Green: Hagiography and Demonology in the Pearl-poet Corpus <br />
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Between the celestial city and the shady Green Chapel, the miracles of a London bishop and the Leviathan-underworld in the belly of a sea beast, the works of the Pearl-poet explore the full range of the divine and the infernal. The papers in this session will interrogate the poet’s use of hagiographic tropes as well as material from folk traditions as he crafts his supernatural narratives. <br />
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We invite abstracts from scholars of all levels. Papers may deal with one or all of the poems by the Pearl-poet. Paper sessions will consist of either three twenty-minute or four fifteen-minute presentations; all paper sessions will afford at least thirty minutes for discussion. As lively conversation and collaboration are key goals, the pedagogical roundtable can accommodate up to six participants presenting for seven or eight minutes, with approximately half the session reserved for discussion. <br />
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Please send your abstract (max. 300 words) and the completed Participant Information Form by <br />
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Benjamin Barootes <br />
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Pontifical Institute of Mediæval Studies <br />
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59 Queen’s Park Crescent East <br />
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Toronto, Ontario <br />
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Canada M5S 2C4 <br />
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<a href="https://c/Users/User/Documents/Pearl-poet%20Society/bsw.barootes@utoronto.ca">bsw.barootes@utoronto.ca</a> <br />
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<br />The Association for the Advancement of Scholarship and Teaching of the Medieval in Popular Culturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01669907740972508440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056381369077888854.post-47258861279631493192018-03-01T21:29:00.000-08:002018-03-01T21:29:24.661-08:00Radcliffe Handout on Undead Arthuriana Here is the text of my handout for my presentation at the Second Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference at StokerCon this weekend (conference information at <a href="http://stokercon2018.org/">http://stokercon2018.org/</a>):<br />
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Monster Mash:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The Undead
in Camelot from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Awntyrs off Arthure</i> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">at the Terne Wathelyne</i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> to the
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Michael A.
Torregrossa</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">monstrous.matter.of.britain@gmail.com
/ monstrous-matter-of-britain.blogspot.com</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Biography:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I am a medievalist trained locally
at both Rhode Island College and the University of Connecticut at Storrs, and
my research focuses on the Arthurian tradition and its representation in
popular culture, especially comics. I am very intrigued by the more obscure aspects
of the modern Matter of Britain, and a colleague once introduced me at a
conference as, “a purveyor of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">weird</i>
Arthuriana.” This tendency has inspired my ongoing work on monsters in
Arthurian texts, such as Lovecraft’s menaces (the subject of a presentation
this past summer at Necronomicon), a series of papers on vampires at meetings
of the Northeast Popular Culture / American Culture Association, where I have
served as Fantastic (Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction) Area Chair since
2008, and one paper on zombies at a meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Popular Culture
Association.</span></div>
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“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Adventures of Arthur at Tarn Wadling</i>.”
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Five Middle English Arthurian Romances</i>,
translated by Valerie Krishna, Routledge, 2014. </div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Awntyrs
off Arthure at the Terne Wathelyne</i>.” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">TEAMS
Middle English Text Series</i>, edited by Thomas Hahn, d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/hahn-sir-gawain-awntyrs-off-arthur.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Beranak, Adam,
and Christian Beranak. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dracula vs. King
Arthur</i> four-issue comic book series (2005). (e-books on Amazon and
comiXology)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Flores, David
R. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dead Future King</i> five-issue
e-comic series (2012). (formerly on Amazon) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Raimi, Sam.
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Evil Dead</i> franchise (1981-).
(multiple sites)</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;">
Robertson, Mark,
illustrator. “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Adventure of Tarn Wathelyne</i>.”
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Unknown Arthur: Forgotten Tales of
the Round Table</i>, by John Matthews, Blandford, 1995, between pp. 96 and 97. </div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Sinor, Bradley
H. Lancelot the vampire series of short stories (1996-). (multiple sites and
collections, including <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Echoes from the
Darkness</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">In the Shadows</i>, and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Where the Shadows Began & Other Stories</i>)</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;">
Toorchen, Anthea,
illustrator.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Adventures of Tarn</i> Wathelyne.” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Unknown Arthur: Forgotten Tales of the Round Table</i>, by John
Matthews, Blandford, 1995, back cover.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Wolfe, Ron,
and Dusty Higgins. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Knights of the Living
Dead</i> first three issues of e-comic series (2012). (comiXology) </span></div>
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Monstrous Matter of Britain Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319041208467942654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056381369077888854.post-34800394482009639022017-08-17T23:01:00.000-07:002017-08-17T23:02:44.035-07:00Armitage Handout on Lovecraftian Arthuriana<i>Here is the text of my handout for my paper at this week's Armitage Symposium at NecronomiCon Providence. Details at <a href="http://necronomicon-providence.com/">http://necronomicon-providence.com/</a>.</i><br />
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<br />
Shadows over Camelot: Lovecraftian Motifs in Arthurian Fiction <br />
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A Preliminary Bibliography <br />
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Compiled by Michael A. Torregrossa (monstrous.matter.of.britain@gmail.com) <br />
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Works by Lovecraft: <br />
<br />
Lovecraft, H. P. “Supernatural in Horror Literature” (1927). [Reference to Malory paraphrased from Edith Birkhead’s <i>The Tale of Terror: A Study of the Gothic Romance </i>(1921).] <br />
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<br />
Scholarship on Lovecraft: <br />
<br />
Blake, Ian. “Lovecraft and the Dark Grail.” <i>Lovecraft Studies</i> No. 26 (Spring 1992), pp. 16-18. [Not seen.] <br />
<br />
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<br />
Arcane Tomes at Camelot: <br />
<br />
Mantlo, Bill. <i>Marvel Chillers</i> Nos. 1-2 (1975). <br />
<br />
Michelinie. David. <i>The Avengers</i> No. 187 (September 1979). <br />
<br />
Raimi, Sam. <i>Army of Darkness</i> (1992) (and multiple adaptations and continuations). <br />
<br />
Van Lente, Fred. <i>Marvel Zombies</i> 5 (2010). <br />
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Cthulhuan Menaces at Camelot: <br />
<br />
Abnett, Dan, and John Tomlinson. <i>Knights of Pendragon</i> (1990-1991) and <i>Knights of Pendragon II</i> (1992-1993). [see Jason Tondro’s <i>Superheroes of the Round Table</i>, p. 182] <br />
<br />
Bunn, Cullen, and Mirko Colak. <i>Unholy Grail </i>comic book series (2017). [In progress.] <br />
<br />
DeGuerre, Phillip. <i>Dr. Strange </i>(1978). <br />
<br />
Gillis, Peter. Final arc of Marvel’s <i>The Defenders</i> (1984-86) and opening arc of <i>Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme</i> (1989). <br />
<br />
Mignola, Mike. <i>Hellboy: The Wild Hunt</i> (2008-2009), <i>Hellboy: The Storm</i> (2010), and <i>Hellboy: The Fury</i> (2011). (Possibly the upcoming feature film set for a 2018 release.) <br />
<br />
Mills, Pat. <i>Sláine: Time Killer</i> (1984-1985), <i>Sláine: Treasures of Britain </i>(1996-1997), and more (?). <br />
<br />
Ritchie, Guy. <i>King Arthur: Legend of the Sword</i> (2017). <br />
<br />
Thomas, Roy. “The Black Knight Reborn,” <i>Marvel Super-Heroes</i> No. 17 (November 1968). <br />
<br />
Vaughn, Carrie. “The Lady of Shalott,” <i>Swords v. Cthulhu</i> (2016), pp. 41-52. <br />
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<br />
<br />
The Once and Future King vs. Cthulhuan Menaces: <br />
<br />
Abnett, Dan, and John Tomlinson. <i>Knights of Pendragon</i> (1990-1991) and <i>Knights of Pendragon</i> II (1992-1993). [see Jason Tondro’s <i>Superheroes of the Round Table</i>, p. 182] <br />
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Aniolowski, Scott, Garrie Hall, Steve Hatherley, Alan Smithee, John T. Snyder, and John Tynes. The <i>Golden Dawn: A Sourcebook of Victorian Occult Intrigue for Call of Cthulhu</i> (1996). [Not seen; referenced in Ann F. Howey and Stephen R. Reimer’s <i>A Bibliography of Modern Arthuriana</i> (1500-2000), item E-21.] <br />
<br />
Charrette, Robert N. The Strange World of John Reddy trilogy (1994-95). <br />
<br />
DeGuerre, Phillip. <i>Dr. Strange</i> (1978). <br />
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Gillis, Peter. Final arc of Marvel’s<i> The Defenders</i> (1984-86) and opening arc of <i>Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme</i> (1989). <br />
<br />
Glut, Donald F. “Knights and Demons,”<i> Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends</i> (1981). <br />
<br />
Hawke, Simon. Wizard of 4th Street novel series (1987-1997). <br />
<br />
Mignola, Mike. <i>Hellboy: The Wild Hunt</i> (2008-2009), <i>Hellboy: The Storm</i> (2010), and <i>Hellboy: The Fury </i>(2011). (Possibly the upcoming feature film set for a 2018 release.) <br />
<br />
Parkhouse, Steve. “The Black Knight” serial, <i>Hulk Comics</i> Nos. 1-63 (1979-1980). <br />
<br />
Riot, James. <i>The Path </i>webcomic (2007-?). [No longer available?] <br />
<br />
Straczynski, J. Michael. “A Late Delivery from Avalon,” <i>Babylon 5</i> (1996). <br />
<br />
<i>Stargate SG-1</i>. Season 9 (2005-2006) and 10 (2006-2007) and <i>Stargate: The Ark of Truth</i> (2008).<br />
<br />
Thomas, G. W. “Merlin’s Bane,” <i>Pseudopod </i>77 (2008). <br />
<br />
Thomas, Roy. “The Black Knight Reborn,” <i>Marvel Super-Heroes</i> No. 17 (November 1968). <br />
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<br />
Of related interest: <br />
<br />
Munn, H. Warner. <i>King of the World’s Edge </i>(serialized in <i>Weird Tales </i>through 1939 and published in book form in 1966), <i>Ship from Atlantis</i> (1967), and <i>Merlin’s Ring</i> (1974), and <i>Merlin’s Godson</i> (1976), which collects <i>King of the World’s Edge</i> and <i>Ship from Atlantis</i>.<br />
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Monstrous Matter of Britain Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319041208467942654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056381369077888854.post-43478176233836860262017-07-25T20:15:00.001-07:002017-07-25T20:17:07.586-07:00Unholy Grail No 3 Solicitation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last one for the night:<br />
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<i>Unholy Grail </i>#3 </div>
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Available on September 20 2017</div>
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You've heard the story of Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot—a tale of love
both courtly and true. Now envision that love unfolding in a version of
Camelot crawling with demonic receivers and unnatural horrors! Love
itself takes a dark turn as jealousies unfold and grim thoughts of
murder and betrayal take root in the minds of kings.<br />
<br />
From writer Cullen Bunn (<i>X-Men Blue</i>, <i>Deadpool, Venom</i>) and artist Mirko Colak (<i>Punisher</i>) comes a Lovecraftian take on the Arthurian legend that HAD to be told at AfterShock Comics.</section><section class="item-description" itemprop="description"> </section><section class="item-description" itemprop="description">Preorder at <a href="https://www.comixology.com/Unholy-Grail-3/digital-comic/540699">https://www.comixology.com/Unholy-Grail-3/digital-comic/540699</a>. </section><section class="item-description" itemprop="description"> </section>The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04275647834716076424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056381369077888854.post-69853724748096582812017-07-25T20:08:00.000-07:002017-07-25T20:16:23.334-07:00Unholy Grail No 2 Solicitation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm in the midst of a Lovecraft project, so I thought I'd get the information about the remaining issues of <i>Unholy Grail</i> into the blog.<br />
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<i>Unholy Grail</i> #2</div>
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Available on August 9 2017 </div>
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The horrific legend of King Arthur continues to unfold. The demon known
as Merlin leaves a trail of carnage and curses as he searches for the
boy who would be king. Arthur wages war against those who would oppose
his sovereignty. The haunted walls of Camelot are raised. And Arthur
meets the woman who will become his dark queen.<br />
<br />
From writer Cullen Bunn (Uncanny X-Men, Deadpool) and artist Mirko Colak
(Punisher) comes a Lovecraftian take on the Arthurian legend that HAD
to be told at AfterShock Comics. <br />
<br />
Preorder at: <a href="https://www.comixology.com/Unholy-Grail-2/digital-comic/526809">https://www.comixology.com/Unholy-Grail-2/digital-comic/526809</a>.<br />
<br />The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04275647834716076424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056381369077888854.post-73275906038346491372017-07-25T20:01:00.000-07:002017-07-25T20:18:29.137-07:00Unholy Grail Comic Info<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Writer Cullen Bunn and artist Mirko Colak have recently released the first issue of <i>Unholy Grail</i>, a comic book series (published by AfterShock Comics) that mashes the Arthurian legend with motifs from the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. </span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">The series premise (and solicitation for issue one) is as follows: </span></h4>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Arthur Pendragon was the king of all Britain. His story is legendary.
Merlin. The Lady of the Lake. Excalibur. Camelot. The Knights of the
Round Table. But these stories are bright lies painted over the truth.
Here is presented the gospel of Arthur's bloody rise to power and his
unholy reign. The legend of King Arthur is not the stuff of legends, but
the fuel of nightmares.</span>
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><br />
As Arthur descends into darkness, is there any lingering hope that he still might do something good? From writer Cullen Bunn (<i>Uncanny X-Men</i>, <i>Deadpool</i>) and artist Mirko Colak (<i>Punisher</i>) comes a Lovecraftian take on the Arthurian legend that HAD to be told at AfterShock Comics.</span></h4>
</blockquote>
<h4>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Issue one is out so far. Merlin is a true demon here, but the Lovecraftian elements are not yet made clear. Issue two is due in August, and issue three comes out in September. No word yet on further issues or if the three solicited so far will complete the series. </span></h4>
<h4>
<span style="font-weight: normal;"> Full details and ordering information (linked to comiXology) at <a href="http://aftershockcomics.com/unholygrail/">http://aftershockcomics.com/unholygrail/</a>. </span></h4>
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The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04275647834716076424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056381369077888854.post-5667441713426466692017-07-25T19:07:00.000-07:002017-07-25T19:07:03.165-07:00Blog Update 7/25/17I am hoping to be more active on this blog in the coming months as I work through my growing collection of monstrous texts.<br />
<br />
Do post comments or send emails if you have any further suggestions.<br />
<br />
Michael Torregrossa<br />
Founder/Blog Editor, <span>The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britain</span><br />
<br />The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04275647834716076424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056381369077888854.post-66373134738981919712014-04-23T17:27:00.000-07:002014-04-23T17:27:22.756-07:00Monsters at Arthurian Congress 2014<i>Of interest if you're in Romania this summer:</i><br />
<br />
XXIV Triennial Congress of the International Arthurian Society - University of Bucharest<br />
(full program at <a href="http://arthuriancongress.unibuc.ro/programme/">http://arthuriancongress.unibuc.ro/programme/</a>)<br />
<br />
Friday, July 25th<br />
<br />
Panel 3 : 11.50-13.00<br />
Arthur et le monde des revenants<br />
Paper 3 (of 3): Heidi STØA (Indiana University Bloomington), The Ghost and the Otherworld in the <i>Awntyrs off Arthure at the Terne Wathelyne</i><br />
<br />
<br />
Panel 1: 15.20-17.20<br />
Thematic Pannel : Children of the (K)night: Arthurian Bad Boys and Mean Girls<br />
Organizer : Kevin J. HARTY (La Salle University, Philadelphia)<br />
Participants:<br />
Paper 1 (of 7!): Christine NEUFELD (Eastern Michigan University), Bloodlines: The Sanguine Semiotics of <i>Dracula vs. King Arthur</i><br />
<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056381369077888854.post-22691752422745111622014-01-20T17:34:00.002-08:002014-01-20T17:34:36.238-08:00Jack the Giant SlayerA final post for the night. The recent film <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_the_Giant_Slayer" target="_blank">Jack the Giant Slayer</a></i> offers a fresh take on the traditional story:<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056381369077888854.post-81685407209209775322014-01-20T17:28:00.001-08:002014-01-20T17:28:37.598-08:00Shrek the Third!On the subject of the Monstrous Matter of Britain on film, I would be remiss if I omitted the recent film <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrek_the_Third" target="_blank">Shrek the Third</a></i>. The film brings the characters from the Shrekverse into a pre-Arthurian world when the ogre Shrek goes in search of a young Arthur to replace Shrek and his bride Fiona (another ogre) as the rulers of Far Far Away. Familiar Arthurian figures turn up in cameos as students at Arthur's school, and a befuddled Merlin is instrumental in getting the heroes home to face the villain of the film, Prince Charming.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056381369077888854.post-13436923692245693102014-01-20T17:14:00.000-08:002014-01-24T20:00:45.144-08:00Monsters of Quest for CamelotSorry for being away so long (again). I'm always thinking about the Monstrous Matter of Britain but, unfortunately, rarely writing much about it. One important text to consider is the 1998 feature film <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quest_for_Camelot" target="_blank"><i>Quest for Camelot</i></a>. The film, which is essentially a comedy, includes a variety of monsters including griffins, dragons, ogres, and shape-shifted beings. <br />
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<iframe width="640" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/UV5kS_B6Zws?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056381369077888854.post-48734922554382759242013-09-09T16:47:00.001-07:002013-09-09T16:47:44.197-07:00Monster CFPsI've just uploaded a bunch of calls for papers on monsters and the supernatural to the <i>Popular Preternaturaliana</i> site. Many seem amendable to Arthurian and/or medieval subjects. The blog can be accessed at <a href="http://popularpreternaturaliana.blogspot.com/">http://popularpreternaturaliana.blogspot.com/</a>.<br />
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Michael TorregrossaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056381369077888854.post-91474096919185554242013-08-23T12:35:00.000-07:002013-08-23T12:39:49.429-07:00Zombie Arthuriana at MAPACA 2013I've had a paper proposal accepted for the 2013 meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture Association in Atlantic City this November. My paper will be part of a session on medieval monsters and monstrous medievalism. Complete details as follows: <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Medieval Monstrosity</b></span><br />
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Beowulf to Shakespeare: Popular Culture in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance / Panel</div>
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This
panel analyzes the use of the monstrous in modern narratives that make
use of the medieval as well as in the original texts.</div>
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Presentations</h3>
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<li class="node-presentation node-890"><div class="title">
Camelot and the Walking Dead: The Zombies of the Matter of Britain and the Development of Arthurian Horror Fiction
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Michael A Torregrossa (The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britain)
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<li class="node-presentation node-1118"><div class="title">
A Study of the Human Condition Through the Frame of Myth and Magic in <i>Sir Gawain and the Green Knight</i>
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Christina Doka
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</li>
<li class="node-presentation node-1325"><div class="title">
Will the Real Monsters Please Stand Up:
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Diana Vecchio (Widener University)
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Mary Behrman (Kennesaw State University)
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For those interested,the complete program can be accessed at <a href="http://mapaca.net/conference/schedule">http://mapaca.net/conference/schedule</a>, and registration information can be found at <a href="http://mapaca.net/conference/2013/conference-registration">http://mapaca.net/conference/2013/conference-registration</a>. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056381369077888854.post-55227461347800365912013-08-19T18:42:00.000-07:002013-08-19T18:42:25.102-07:00Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead I know I've posted on this to (at least) one of the other blogs, but it is most appropriate here. The recent film <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosencrantz_and_Guildenstern_Are_Undead" target="_blank"><i>Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead</i></a> by Jordan Galland is a skillful reworking of a mass of traditions--including Arthurian and Shakespearean--that creates an innovative take on undead Arthuriana. First up is the official trailer, and then an in-film video devoted to the film's unique spin on Grail lore (see the video at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahe0x41ktqU" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahe0x41ktqU</a> for Hamlet's back story in the film).<br />
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Effective August 2013, the Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britain has been absorbed by the revived Society for Arthurian Popular Culture Studies (founded 2000) and the resulting organization named The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britain. The new group will function for the remainder of 2013 as an affiliate of The Virtual Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages and be based at the <i>King Arthur Forever</i> website at <a href="http://kingarthurforever.org/">KingArthurForever.org</a>. This site will be maintained as time permits.<br />
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Further details can be found on King Arthur Forever at <a href="http://kingarthurforever.blogspot.com/2013/08/king-arhur-forever-reborn.html">http://kingarthurforever.blogspot.com/2013/08/king-arhur-forever-reborn.html</a>.<br />
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Michael A. Torregrossa<br />
Co-Founder, The Virtual Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ages<br />
Founder, The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britain <br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056381369077888854.post-33554756602686462452013-04-17T09:20:00.000-07:002013-04-17T09:20:16.128-07:00Arthurian Monster Quest at KalamazooTime and technology continue to conspire against me, but here (at last) are the details of the Arthurian Monster Quest session.<br />
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Saturday, 11 May 2013 at 1:30 PM<br />
Session 422, Fetzer 1005<br />
Arthurian Monster Quest: Investigating the Monsters of the Arthurian Tradition (A
Roundtable)<br />
Sponsor:
Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of
Britain<br />
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Organizer:
Michael A. Torregrossa, Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the
Villains of the Matter of Britain<br />
Presider:
Charlotte A. T. Wulf, Stevenson Univ.<br />
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Ysbaddaden Pencawr: A Gentler Giant?<br />
Lisa LeBlanc, Anna Maria College<br />
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The Giant of Mont-Saint-Michel: Grendelkin?<br />
Kris Kobold, York Univ.<br />
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Monstrous Felines in Old French Arthuriana, or, There’s More Than One Way
to Skin a Chapalu<br />
Brandy N. Brown, Pennsylvania State Univ.<br />
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Lycanthropy and Absence in
Arthur and Gorlagon<br />
Angela Tenga, Florida Institute of Technology<br />
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“An Unsemely Sighte”: Medieval Arthurian Women as Monstrosities<br />
S. Elizabeth Passmore, Univ. of Southern Indiana<br />
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Frankensteinian Arthuriana (a variant of Undead Arthuriana) seems a relatively rare and underdeveloped sub tradition of Monstrous Arthuriana, yet it has some gems, including the premiere episode of television's <i>The Munsters</i>. In "Munster Masquerade," Herman Munster (a version of Frankenstein's monster) attends a Halloween party in the guise of King Arthur and much comedy ensues. The episode can be viewed on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Munster-Masquerade/dp/B000WXZ99C"><i>Amazon</i></a> and from <i>iTunes</i>, and a number of images (including the one accompanying this post) are available from <i>SitcomsOnline.com</i> at <a href="http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=141243">http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=141243</a>.<br />
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<br />The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09305575917458467684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056381369077888854.post-17501431272382022422012-10-15T19:38:00.002-07:002012-10-15T19:38:36.297-07:00UpdatesMany apologies for the long delay in updating the site (and responding to your emails). Below are the details of our sponsored session for next year's Medieval Congress. I will add further content to the blog as time permits.<br />
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Arthurian Monster Quest: Investigating the Monsters of the Arthurian Tradition (Roundtable)<br />
Organizer: Michael A. Torregrossa, The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britain<br />
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Presider: Charlotte A. T. Wulf, Stevenson University<br />
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Paper 1: Ysbaddaden Pencawr: A Gentler Giant?<br />
Lisa LeBlanc, Anna Maria College<br />
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Paper 2: The Giant of Mont-Saint-Michel: Grendelkin?<br />
Kris Kobold, York University<br />
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Paper 3: Monstrous Felines in Old French Arthuriana, or There’s More Than One Way to Skin a Chapalu<br />
Brandy N. Brown, The Pennsylvania State University<br />
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Paper 4: Lycanthropy and Absence in <i>Arthur and Gorlagon</i><br />
Angela Tenga, Florida Institute of Technology<br />
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Paper 5: “An Unsemely Sighte”: Medieval Arthurian Women as Monstrosities<br />
S. Elizabeth Passmore, University of Southern Indiana<br />
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<br />The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09305575917458467684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1056381369077888854.post-71941053579131600752012-06-30T18:20:00.000-07:002012-06-30T18:20:20.231-07:00Arthurian Monster Quest CFPCALL FOR PAPERS<br />
ARTHURIAN MONSTER QUEST<br />
INVESTIGATING THE MONSTERS OF THE ARTHURIAN TRADITION, MEDIEVAL THROUGH MODERN<br />
A SESSION FOR THE 48TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON MEDIEVAL STUDIES (WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, KALAMAZOO, MI) FROM 9-12 MAY 2013<br />
SPONSORED BY THE ALLIANCE FOR THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH ON THE VILLAINS OF THE MATTER OF BRITAIN<br />
PROPOSALS BY 1 SEPTEMBER 2012 (EARLY SUBMISSION RECOMMENDED)<br />
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Inspired by the pioneering work of Jeffrey Jerome Cohen, teratology, the study of monsters, is experiencing a renaissance of late in Medieval Studies. Much of this new work has been conducted under the auspices of <a href="http://mearcstapa.org/">MEARCSTAPA (Monsters: the Experimental Association for the Research of Cryptozoology through Scholarly Theory and Practical Application)</a>, but there remain other avenues to explore, especially with regards to fields of interest, like Arthurian Studies, that stretch outside the medieval and into the various eras of post-medieval history. In sponsoring this session, <a href="http://arthurianvillainyresearch.blogspot.com/">The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Villains of the Matter of Britain</a> hopes to offer some much needed illumination into the darker parts of Arthur’s realm and provide some sense of the history of the monsters that dwell in these shadows.<br />
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In existence for nearly fifteen hundred years, the Matter of Britain, the body of myths and legends associated with King Arthur and his court, has long been linked with the supernatural, chiefly in Arthur’s own nebulous fate as the Once and Future King and in the wonder-workings of the incubus-spawned Merlin, the fairy women variously called the Lady of the Lake, and Arthur’s sibling Morgan le Fay, who is of human origin despite her otherworldly title. These characters have all received much attention from scholars, but the larger mass of Arthurian preternature has not. Besides these examples, the denizens of Camelot presented in medieval texts encounter many further mystical creatures, all of which we might consider as unnatural, or monstrous, today, including demons, dragons, the Fair Folk, figures we would now label as witches, giants, griffins, hellhounds, the restless dead, unicorns, werewolves, and, who can forget, the enigmatic Questing Beast. These monsters, although important features of their respective narratives, have all received little attention in modern scholarship. Their successors have received even less attention, despite the continuance of all of these preternatural beings in post-medieval Arthurian texts, including such extremes as the <i>Blazing Dragons</i> franchise, which recasts Arthurian figures as anthropomorphic dragons. In addition, as the corpus of Arthuriana has expanded exponentially following the close of the Middle Ages, this new Matter of Britain has also introduced additional creatures of the night (such as ogres, vampires, zombies, and a plethora of new creations featured in the <i>Merlin </i>television series) not found in medieval tales of Arthur’s court. Modern Arthurian texts, moreover, have expanded the provenance of the monstrous and transformed ordinary figures from the legend into monsters. It is this world of Arthurian monsters that we seek to explore in these sessions with the intent of opening up their realm for further discussion and appreciation.<br />
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Please note, all submissions will also be considered for a special issue of Arthuriana on the topic. Completed essays will be due in June 2013.<br />
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PLEASE SUBMIT PROPOSALS OF 500 WORDS OR LESS, PARTICIPANT INFORMATION FORM (AVAILABLE AT <a href="http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress/submissions/index.html">http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress/submissions/index.html</a>), AND A COPY OF YOUR CV TO THE ORGANIZERS AT <a href="mailto:ArthurianVillainyResearch@gmail.com">ArthurianVillainyResearch@gmail.com</a> PLEASE INCLUDE “KALAMAZOO 2013 PROPOSAL” IN THE SUBJECT LINE<br />
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALLIANCE FOR THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH ON THE VILLAINS OF THE MATTER OF BRITAIN, PLEASE ACCESS OUR BLOG AT <a href="http://arthurianvillainyresearch.blogspot.com/">http://ArthurianVillainyResearch.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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