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Part 1 The origins of the Romance forest: the historical forest; theBiblical wilderness; the philosophical tradition - "Silva" and "Hyle". Part 2Classical antecedents and romance retellings: the classical tradition; the"Roman d'Antiquite". Part 3 The forest of courtly romance - the 12th century:the Breton lay; the romances of "Chretien de Troyes"; the "Tristan" romances.Part 4 Convention and innovation - the 13th century: "Contes"; the proseromances of "Lancelot" and "Tristan". Part 5 The landscape of vision - Merlinand the Grail Quest: the "Vita Merlini" and the hagiographic tradition; the"Queste del Saint Graal". Part 6 Multiple readings - the Middle Englishromances: "Sir Orfeo"; "Sir Launfal"; "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight";Chaucer. Part 7 The forests of Logres - Malory's "Morte Darthur". Part 8Rewriting the forest - Spenser and Shakespeare: Spenser's "The FaerieQueene"; Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "As You Like It".