| 词条 | The Boy and the Mantle |
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Unlike the ballads before it, and like "King Arthur and King Cornwall" and "The Marriage of Sir Gawain" immediately after it in the collection, this is not a folk ballad but a song from professional minstrels.[2] SynopsisA boy comes to King Arthur's court with an enchanted mantle that can not be worn by an unfaithful wife. Guinevere dons it, and so does every other lady in the court; only one can wear it, and only after she confesses to kissing her husband before their marriage. Other boys also bring a wild boar, that can not be cut by a cuckold's knife, and a cup that a cuckold can not drink from without spilling it, and these also reveal that every wife at court has been unfaithful. MotifsThe magical test of fidelity which virtually every woman fails is a common motif, being found first in fabliau and romances, such as The Faerie Queene, where Florimel's girdle fits the pattern, and Amadis of Gaul, where no one unfaithful to his or her first love can pass an archway.[3] See also
References1. ^Francis James Child, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, "The Boy and the Mantle" {{Francis James Child}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Boy and the Mantle}}{{Folk-song-stub}}2. ^Francis James Child, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, v 1, p 256, Dover Publications, New York 1965 3. ^Francis James Child, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, v 1, p 256-67, Dover Publications, New York 1965 3 : Arthurian literature in English|Child Ballads|Year of song unknown |
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