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Anne Berthelot
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Anne Berthelot (born 1 November 1957) is a French professor of Medieval French literature and studies. She is currently teaching at the University of Connecticut since 1990.
Anne Berthelot is an agrégée des lettres classiques since 1980, and a graduate of the École normale supérieure. She obtained the Doctorat de troisième cycle from Paris-Sorbonne University in 1982, with her dissertation entitled L'Enchanteur et le Livre, ou le savoir de Merlin. Then she pursued a Doctor of Letters at Paris-Sorbonne University in 1987, with the research work Figures et fonction de l'écrivain au XIIIe siècle under the direction of the Romanist and Medievalist Daniel Poirion.
She is a specialist in the prose romances of the 13th century, she is particularly interested in the problems of enunciation and specialises in Arthurian Literature with a comparative approach, she has written numerous books and articles on these subjects. She helped to edit the Lancelot-Graal and prepared a study of Merlin in the literature of England, France and Germany from the 12th to the 15th centuries.
The historical origins of the Arthurian legend are lost in the mists of time: Roman Britain, Sarmatians, Picts or the Saxon kings? Who were Arthur's contemporaries? Archaeological findings in Wales, Cornwall and Scotland suggest the possible existence of this legendary figure. Arthurian legend is central to Anglo-Saxon culture, and by the 12th century King Arthur and his kingdom had become a national myth, elaborated by English and French writers. It owes its existence in literature to an Anglo-French rivalry: Henry II of England, for establishing his legitimacy, had the story of an Anglo-Saxon hero written that was destined to be a counterpart to Charlemagne. Thus was born the legend of Arthur. During the Middle Ages, Arthur became the absolute model of a knight, herald of courtly values and defender of Christendom.
Between myth and history, Anne Berthelot manages to unravel the threads of this great legend in a small but lavishly illustrated volume—Arthur et la Table ronde : La force d'une légende (lit.
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