2019 Seminar for the 1st year Students
 

 

1. Arthur  

 

Tapestry showing Arthur as one of the Nine Worthies, wearing a coat of arms often attributed to him[1] (c.1385) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

King Arthur by Charles Ernest Butler (1903) 

 

 

Nigel Terry as King Arthur in Excalibur directed by John Boorman in 1981 based on Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur

 

 

Clive Owen as King Arthur in King Arthur directed by Antoine Fuqua in 2004. Unconventional element such as Arthur as a roman general fighting against Saxons.

 

 

Charlie Hunnam as King Arthur in King Arthur: Legend of the Sword directed by Guy Ritchie in 2017.

 

2. Pygmalion 

 

 

 

         

 

Audrey Hapburn as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady in Amrican musical film directed by George Cukor in 1964.

 



 

Eliza after her transformation into a lady by linguistics professor Higgins played by Rex Harrison  

 

 

 

  Related Links

a useful reference site for the legend of Arthur    

British Library article on the legends of King Arthur    

An article on the development of the Arthurian legends    

Another article on the evolution of King Arthur    

Camelot Project: a big electronic archive on Arthur related materials    

 

 

 

British Library page on Pygmalion    

British Library article on Pygmalion    

A page on Pygmalion in Greek Myth    

An article on the other film adaptation of Pygmalion    

List of works based on Arthurian Legend    

 

 

 

 

 

 

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