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From: callery@leland.Stanford.EDU (Anne Elizabeth Callery)
Subject: Arthurian Internet Guide
Date: 49940819


A BRIEF GUIDE TO ARTHURIAN RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET
 
by
Anne Callery
(callery@krypton.stanford.edu)
 
 
 
The Internet is a constantly growing universe of information.  The 
information comes from all subject areas and ranges from the serious 
to the silly.  Because of the nature of the Internet, this guide 
cannot be considered to be either comprehensive or exhaustive.  
Information on the Internet is constantly evolving.  Materials are 
always being added, or existing materials are superseded or moved to a 
new location.  The following lists show some basic resources, many of 
which will lead the user to other interesting areas as well.  The 
Internet is a scrambled mess of information; we just need to dig 
around a little to discover its treasures!
 
The sections of this guide are grouped by type of resource, with the 
exception of the Labyrinth, a valuable WWW resource which gets its own 
section.  It is assumed that the reader of this guide has some working 
knowledge of the Internet and how to use it.
 
 
 
CONTENTS
 
    I.  Etexts
   II.  Articles and references
  III.  Bibliographies
   IV.  Discussion
    V.  Audio-Visual resources
   VI.  The Labyrinth
 
 
 
I.  ETEXTS
----------
 
SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT
 
   The following text is in Middle English, from Tolkien's second 
   edition.
 
      gopher riceinfo.rice.edu
         --> Information by Subject Area
             --> Literature
                 --> Electronic Books and Journals
      filename: Gawayne and the Grene Knight
 
      ftp ota.ox.ac.uk
         /ota/english/Anon
      filename: gawain.1680
 
ALLITERATIVE MORTE ARTHURE AND LAYAMON'S BRUT
 
   Following are a few more relevant items available from the Oxford 
   Text Archive, but not through anonymous ftp.  To obtain an order 
   form, ftp to ota.ox.ac.uk, cd ota, and get textarchive.form.  The 
   form must be returned in hard copy, via mail or fax.  There is a 
   charge for texts delivered on tape or disk.  To obtain the texts 
   free of charge, request a password to download the texts via ftp.
 
   U-535-A    Alliterative Morte Arthure, ed. Valerie Krishna
   U*-62-A    Sir Gawayne and the Grene Knyght, ed. Tolkien and 
              Gordon, revised by Davis
   U-1680-A   Sir Gawayne and the Grene Knyght, ed. Tolkien and Gordon
   U-85-C     [Layamon's] Brut, ed. G.L. Brook and R.F. Leslie
   U-1682-C   [Layamon's] Brut, ed. G.L. Brook and R.F. Fisher
 
   The "U" prefix means that the text is freely available for 
   scholarly use in private research.  The "U*" prefix means that the 
   text may also be used for teaching purposes.  The suffix indicates 
   the size of the file.  "A" is less than 512K, and "C" is 1-2M.
 
A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT
 
   This humorous novel by Mark Twain is about a contemporary 
   Connecticut man who goes back in time to the court of King Arthur 
   in the medieval England of knights in shining armor...  (The first 
   source is from Project Gutenberg, a constantly growing collection 
   of electronic texts.)
 
      ftp mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu
         /pub/etext/etext93
      filename: yanke11.txt
 
      ftp nic.funet.fi
         /pub/doc/literary/etext
      filename: yankee.mt.gz
 
      gopher wiretap.spies.com
         --> Electronic Books at Wiretap
       filename: Mark Twain: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's 
                 Court
 
THE WIFE OF BATH'S TALE
 
   This story from Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is about a 
   knight of King Arthur who is charged with rape and is told he will 
   be set free if he can find the truth about "what women really 
   want".  This version is in Modern English.
 
      gopher english-server.hss.cmu.edu
         --> Books
            --> Books for Free
               --> Geoffrey Chaucer
                  --> Canterbury Tales
      filename: w_bath_t
 
      gopher gopher.bev.net
         --> Library
            --> Electronic Books
               --> Books (courtesy of the Eris Project)
                  --> Geoffrey Chaucer
      filename: Canterbury Tales (w_bath_t)
 
 
 
II.  ARTICLES AND REFERENCES
----------------------------
 
An article theorizing about the historical King Arthur, by John C. 
Rudmin and Joseph W. Rudmin.  (It can also be requested via email from 
one of the authors: fac_rudmin@vax1.acs.jmu.edu.)
 
      ftp dirac.phys.jmu.edu
      filenames: art1; art2; art.app
 
The following articles are available from a single source:
 
      ftp sapphire.epcc.ed.ac.uk
         /pub/camelot/Interesting
 
   The etymological links between Avalon and Arran (filename: arran)
 
   "An Introduction to Current Theories about the Holy Grail" 
      (filename: grail.txt)
 
   "The Lost Island of Glastonbury" (about the death of Arthur)  
      (filename: isle_of_glastonbury)
 
The Bryn Mawr Medieval Review will sometimes cover topics of interest 
to Arthurian scholars.  Individual issues and articles can be accessed 
through gopher, or you can subscribe to the journal via its mailing 
list.
 
      gopher gopher.lib.virginia.edu
         --> Subject organization
            --> Language and Literature
               --> BMMR
 
      BMMR-L@cc.brynmawr.edu
 
A dictionary of feudal terms may come in handy when reading texts.
 
      ftp ftp.spies.com
         /Library/Article/Socio
      filename: feudal.dic
 
 
 
III.  BIBLIOGRAPHIES
--------------------
 
This "FAQ of Arthurian Literature" covers all genres, from medieval to 
science fiction.
 
      ftp rtfm.mit.edu
         /pub/usenet/news.answers/books
      filename: arthurian
 
The "Arthurian Reading List" offers a wide variety of material, 
including even computer games.
 
      ftp sapphire.epcc.ed.ac.uk
         /pub/camelot/Interesting
      filename: booklist1.1.Z
 
This bibliography is actually part of a history course description, 
but the reading list is quite large.
 
      ftp ftp2.cc.ukans.edu
         /pub/history/Europe/Medieval/bibliographies
      filename: arthur.bib
 
In addition to a brief bibliography, this FAQ contains such features 
as a table of name variations and an introduction to the Holy Grail 
legend.
 
      ftp sapphire.epcc.ed.ac.uk
         /pub/camelot/Interesting
      filename: FAQ.Z
 
The "Online Chaucer Bibliography" is a source for literature about the 
Chaucerian period.  Many items relevant to the study of medieval 
Arthurian literature are listed here.
 
      telnet utsaibm.utsa.edu
         at "enter application request" prompt, type library
         select local, then chau
      (helpful hint: to exit the database, type stop)
 
The Arthurian legend is a very popular topic for science fiction.  If 
you know of an author and you want to know more about her/his work, 
retrieve that file from the science fiction authors listed.
 
      ftp nic.funet.fi
         /pub/doc/literary/bibliographies
      filenames include: Bradley_M; Powers_T; Stewart_M
 
If you want to read science fiction book reviews, try this moderated 
newsgroup.  (See also the newsgroups listed in the DISCUSSION section 
of this guide.)
 
      USENET   rec.arts.sf.reviews
 
 
 
IV.  DISCUSSION
---------------
 
MAILING LISTS AND LISTSERVS
 
   arthurnet@morgan.ucs.mun.ca     Arthurian topics
   albion-l@ucsbvm.bitnet          British and Irish history
   chaucer@unlinfo.unl.edu         literature of the Chaucerian period
      to subscribe, mail request to chaucer-request@unlinfo.unl.edu
   ansax-l@wvnvm.wvnet.edu         Anglo-Saxon period (all subjects)
 
LIST ARCHIVES
 
   ANSAXDAT is the archive for the ANSAX-L discussion group.  It is a 
   searchable database.
 
      gopher morgan.ucs.mun.ca
         --> Libraries and Electronic Publications
            --> ANSAXDAT
 
   The archives of the now-defunct list CAMELOT are still available.  
   They consist of several huge files, and are not searchable in that 
   form.  (hint: you can make them searchable by importing the files 
   to a word processing program with searching capability.)
 
      ftp sapphire.epcc.ed.ac.uk
         /pub/camelot/Archives
      filenames include various collections dated 1991-1993
 
USENET NEWSGROUPS
 
   alt.mythology          myths and legends of all times, from all 
                          over the world
   rec.arts.sf.misc       broad range of topics, from "need roommate 
                          for conference" to "worst sf novel ever"
   rec.arts.sf.written    science fiction literature
 
 
 
V.  AUDIO-VISUAL MEDIA
----------------------
 
MOVIES
 
   A list of Arthurian movies and television shows.
 
      ftp sapphire.epcc.ed.ac.uk
         /pub/camelot/Interesting
      filename: filmlist
 
   Cardiff's movie database browser takes its information from the 
   USENET newsgroup rec.arts.movies.  It is searchable by name, title, 
   or genre.
 
      URL http://www.cm.cf.ac.uk/Movies
 
   Unarguably, one of the best (and most popular) Arthurian movies 
   ever made is "Monty Python's Holy Grail".  The following sites 
   contain a screenplay from before the filming of the movie, so it 
   contains some scenes and lines which were cut from the finished 
   version.  It even includes the hilarious opening credits.  
   (Remember Ralph the Wonder Llama?)
 
      ftp dixie.aiss.uiuc.edu
         /pub/cathouse/movies/scripts
      filename: monty.python.and.the.holy.grail
 
      gopher oscar.cs.byu.edu
         --> Humor
      filename: Monty Python's Holy Grail Screen Play
 
   If all you need is a short clip from the script, this site has the 
   Camelot scene (featuring the song "We're knights of the round 
   table...") and the Witch Trial scene (in which Sir Bedivere proves 
   himself as a man of science).
 
      ftp ocf.berkeley.edu
         /pub/Library/Monty_Python
 
	filenames: camelot; witch
 
SOUNDS
 
   The serious Arthurian scholar and computer user will surely want to 
   program her computer to utter Arthurian phrases.  Many sound clips 
   from the Monty Python movie are available at this site, including 
   such classics as "bring out your dead!" and "help, help, I'm being 
   repressed!"
 
      ftp dixie.aiss.uiuc.edu
         /pub/cathouse/humor/monty.python/sound
      filenames: bringout.au; ni.au; represd.au; and many more
 
IMAGES
 
   This site contains a futuristic drawing -- an image of Arthur in 
   shining armor superimposed upon a British astronaut in modern 
   spacesuit.
 
      ftp ftp.acs.appstate.edu
         /pub/images/jpg/cartoons
      filename: camelot.jpg
 
   The following site has several photographs (some in both color and 
   black and white) including one of the chapels at Glastonbury Abbey; 
   "Arthur's Cross" from the grave at the Abbey; a sword with gleaming 
   hilt; and the top of Glastonbury Tor.
 
      ftp sapphire.epcc.ed.ac.uk
         /pub/camelot/Gifs
      filenames: chapel.gif; cross.gif; sword.gif; tor.gif; and others
 
 
 
VI.  THE LABYRINTH
------------------
 
The Labyrinth is an amazing new WWW resource.  It is devoted 
completely to medieval studies.  Because it opened so recently (May 
1994) several of its links are still labeled "under construction".  
One of the areas currently being developed is the Arthurian Studies 
section.  However, many of the materials already there are useful to 
the Arthurian scholar.  The Labyrinth's features include subject menus 
(by national cultures or by international culture), indexes, 
bibliographies, directories of associations and organizations, and 
images from manuscripts and art.
 
Some items to browse: 
 
   Subject Menus
      British Isles
 
   Labyrinth On-Line Bibliographies
      Index of Medieval Studies Bibliographies (from the University of 
         Kansas, includes arthur.bib)
      Studies in the Age of Chaucer (SAC) Bibliography (the database 
         at University of Texas, San Antonio)
 
   Medieval Studies Databases and Projects
      HNSource: History Database at UKansas (includes the Bryn Mawr 
         Medieval Review, English Literary Texts, and all sorts of 
         other Ebook and Ejournal pointers)
 
Many of the items listed in the preceding sections of this guide are now, or may soon be, accessible through the Labyrinth.  It has the potential to be the medievalist's one-stop center.
 
      URL http://www.georgetown.edu/labyrinth/labyrinth-home.html
 
 
 
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