A podcast of Arthurian experts chatting about books

Eavesdropping on Arthurians is a new podcast developed by Kathy Cawsey, Professor of English at Dalhousie University. She chats with experts around the world about Arthurian works.

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Matthew Roby talks about the Merlínússpá

Matthew Roby discusses the Old Norse/Icelandic translation of Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain.

Episode 4 - Monmouth translated into Eddic prophecy

Eco-criticism, Editing, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Michael Twomey chats about Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

Episode 7: Gawain's Landscapes and Lusts

Steph Morley on "Roman de Silence"

Stephanie Morley chats about the Old French romance "Silence."

Episode 5: Crossdressing Hero(ine?) and a Trickster Merlin:

Kevin Whetter on the Alliterative Morte Arthure and the Stanzaic Morte Arthur

Kevin Wetter talks about the Alliterative Morte Arthure, the Stanzaic Morte Arthur, and the influence they both had on Thomas Malory's Morte Darthur.

Episode 6 - The two (three?) English Mortes:

15th century vs. 21st century responses to Pelleas & Ettarde

Tom Hanks talks about the beginning of Malory's Morte Darthur, the story of Uther &amp; Igraine, and Pelleas &amp; Ettarde.

Episode 8 - Courtly Love or Stalking?

Elizabeth Edwards on Balin and Balan

Elizabeth Edwards discusses Balin and Balan, or the Tale of the Knight with Two Swords.

Episode 9 - Uncanny Romance (the part of Malory everyone ignores)

Thomas Malory's Le Morte Darthur

Kathy Cawsey talks about the ending of Sir Thomas Malory's Morte Darthur.

Episode 10 - Love and Death in England

Chrétien de Troyes' "La Chevalier de la Charette"

Dr. Vincent Masse discusses Chrétien de Troyes' "La Chevalier de la Charette."

Episode 3 - Love and romance enter the picture:

Conversations with scholars about Arthurian Literature

Chats with experts around the world about Arthurian literature. (Image credit: British Library Additional 10294 <img src="https://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/images/spacer.gif"> f. 50v La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 2-53); France, N. (Saint-Omer or Tournai); c. 1316. Galahad with Perceval and Bors before King Arthur, joining the halves of the broken sword. I am grateful to the British Library in preserving and making such works available.)

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Episode 7: Gawain's Landscapes and Lusts

Episode 5: Crossdressing Hero(ine?) and a Trickster Merlin:

Episode 6 - The two (three?) English Mortes: