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  • 15 - Arthur in Latin America

  • from Part I - Post-Medieval Arthurs in Literature and Culture
  • Edited by Raluca L. Radulescu, Bangor University, Wales, Andrew Lynch, The University of Western Australia
  • Book:
    The Cambridge History of Arthurian Literature and Culture
    Published online:
    12 January 2026
    Print publication:
    19 February 2026, pp 327-345

  • Summary

    This chapter will explore, for the first time, the existence, development and characteristics of a Latin American corpus of contemporary Arthurian literature (nineteenth to twenty-first century), written both in Spanish and Portuguese. So far, the collection and study of texts from the Latin-speaking nations of North, Central and South America (Latin America) has remained unexplored. This chapter will show that this area has suffered from unjust neglect; there is, therefore, an urgency to fill this gap in Arthurian studies. Arthur, Merlin and Isolde are found in the tropical lands of Mexico or the great plains of central Brazil, and their stories were added to local motifs; they add new meanings for different communities of readers. Latin American children and younger readers were equally fond of Arthur – as much as young readers elsewhere.