Psychology of a King: Arthur in the Lancelot-Graal Cycle.

Focuses on the emergence of both the public and private personas of King Arthur in Arthurian romances. Correlation between love and the role of Arthur as monarch as reflected in his response to the decision of Merlin to permanently depart the court; Reaction of Arthur to the infidelity of his Queen Guenevere which accentuates his duality; Emotions of Arthur emphasized by the narrator in the "Lancelot."