Sponsored by The Alliance for the Promotion of Research on the Matter of Britain, the "Matter of Britain on Screen" blog is designed as an aid to explorations of the transformations undergone by the Matter of Britain as it is translated to film, television, and related electronic media, such as games and internet video.
Excalibur is not a thing, something you can hold in your hand.
Excalibur is the good in you.
The power to do good, to stand up for what's right, to slay dragons, to capture bank robbers.
You always carry Excalibur in your heart.
Robert Tinnell, Kids of the Round Table (1995)
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Harty on The Green Knight (Again)
Harty, Kevin J.. "Notes Towards a Close Reading of David Lowery’s 2021 Film The Green Knight." Journal of the International Arthurian Society, vol. 10, no. 1, 2022, pp. 29-51. https://doi.org/10.1515/jias-2022-0004
Thursday, August 25, 2022
New and Recent from Arthuriana
From recent issues of Arthuriana:
Aronstein, Susan and Taran Drummond. Review of The Green Knight, by David Lowery. Arthuriana, vol. 31 no. 3, 2021, p. 90-92. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/art.2021.0030.
Francis, Christina. "Babylon 5, An Arthurian World in Space." Arthuriana, vol. 31 no. 3, 2021, p. 3-20. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/art.2021.0023.
Hughes, Shaun F.D. "Some Thoughts on The Northman (2022)." Arthuriana, vol. 32 no. 2, 2022, p. 89-101. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/art.2022.0014.
Yri, Kirsten. Review of From Camelot to Spamalot, Musical Retellings of Arthurian Legend on Stage and Screen, by Megan Woller. Arthuriana, vol. 32 no. 2, 2022, p. 117-119. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/art.2022.0023.
Friday, June 17, 2022
CFP Out With the Old, In With the New: Changing Trajectories in David Lowery’s The Green Knight (7/30/2022; SAMLA Jacksonville, FL 11/11-13/2022)
Out With the Old, In With the New: Changing Trajectories in David Lowery’s The Green Knight
deadline for submissions: July 30, 2022
full name / name of organization:
SAMLA: South Atlantic Modern Language Association
contact email:
mcrofton@fit.edu
For close to seven hundred years, Gawain has been a favorite hero in Arthurian myth, especially when it comes to his legendary accomplishments—and faults—in Gawain and the Green Knight. No matter how much readers may root for him in his quest with the Green Knight, many of us can’t help but wonder…what if? All of that changed with David Lowery’s 2021 film, The Green Knight, which presents viewers with an abundance of scenarios that many of us haven’t even anticipated. In doing so, Lowery has forever altered the way scholars approach the medieval poem. This panel seeks to explore some of the most powerful changes Lowery makes to the base text of Gawain and the Green Knight, and what we can learn about the importance—or dangers—of retelling popular stories in new and inventive ways. Please submit a 250 word abstract, a brief bio, and A/V requirements by July 30th to Melissa Crofton at mcrofton@fit.edu.
Last updated June 7, 2022