Raymond H. Thompson Explained

Raymond H. Thompson is a Canadian scholar of medieval literature specializing in King Arthur and the Matter of Britain, and in the reinterpretation of this material in modern literature. He is a professor emeritus in the Department of English at Acadia University in Canada.^[1]

Thompson completed his Ph.D. in 1969 at the University of Alberta, with the dissertation Sir Gawain and heroic tradition: a study of the influence of changing heroic ideals upon the reputation of Gawain in the medieval literature of France and Britain. At that time, he already listed his academic affiliation with Acadia University.^[2] He was Scholar Guest of Honor at the 20th Annual Mythopoeic Conference in Vancouver, 1989.

Pendragon

Thompson was brought on by Chaosium in 1997 as an editor to select and package their Pendragon fiction line.^[3] However, Chaosium printed only two books before they lost the rights to the line, which Green Knight Publishing subsequently picked up.^[3]

Books

Thompson's books include:

• Gordon R. Dickson

A Primary and Secondary Bibliography (G. K. Hall, 1983)^[4]

• The Return from Avalon: A Study of the Arthurian Legend in Modern Fiction (Greenwood Press, 1985)^[5]
• The Arthurian Encyclopedia (with Norris J. Lacy, Geoffrey Ashe, Sandra Ness Ihle, and Marianne E. Kalinke, Garland, 1986)^[6]
• Merlin: A Casebook (with Peter H. Goodrich, Routledge, 2003)^[7]
• Gawain: A Casebook (with Keith Busby, Routledge, 2006)^[8]

External links

• Raymond H. Thompson at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Raymond H. Thompson :: Pen & Paper RPG Database archive

Notes and References

1. Web site: Faculty & Staff. English. Acadia University. 2022-03-03.
2. Web site: Sir Gawain and heroic tradition: a study of the influence of changing heroic ideals upon the reputation of Gawain in the medieval literature of France and Britain. University of Alberta. 1969. 2022-03-03.
3. Book: Shannon Appelcline. Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. 2011. 978-1-907702-58-7.
4. Review of Gordon R. Dickson: A Primary and Secondary Bibliography:
   • Wolfe . Gary K. . March 1984 . 1 . Science Fiction Studies . 4239597 . 95–96 . A valuable record . 11.
5. Reviews of The Return from Avalon:
   • Basney . Lionel . Winter 1985 . 4 . Modern Fiction Studies . 26282294 . 848–852 . none . 31. 10.1353/mfs.0.1233 .
   • Cochran . Rebecca . Fall 1986 . . 4 . Philological Quarterly . 537–539 . none . 65.
   • Dwyer . Richard . Fall 1985 . 1 . Quondam et Futurus . 27869877 . 7–9 . Arthurian Legend and Science Fiction . 6. Reprinted from Science Fiction Studies 12: 335–336, 1985, .
   • Farrell . Eleanor M. . June 1989 . 6 . Mythprint . Raymond H. Thompson and The Return from Avalon: An Appreciation . 26.
   • Garratt . Peter T. . Fall 1986 . . Foundation . 81–82 . none.
6. Reviews of The Arthurian Encyclopedia:
   • Classen . Albrecht . Mediaevistik . 42584356 . 273–275 . none . 2 . 1989.
   • Field . Rosalind . April 1988 . 10.2307/2853268 . 2 . Speculum . 2853268 . 426–428 . none . 63.
   • Vielliard . Françoise . July–December 1990 . 2 . Bibliothèque de l'École des chartes . 42970081 . 502–503 . none . 148.
7. Reviews of Merlin: A Casebook:
   • Breeze . Andrew . October 2005 . 4 . The Modern Language Review . 3737735 . 1082–1084 . none . 100. 10.1353/mlr.2005.0132 . 258103390 .
   • Sullivan . C. W. III . Fall 2004 . 3 . Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts . 43310258 . 279–280 . none . 15.
8. Reviews of Gawain: A Casebook:
   • Goodrich . Peter H. . Winter 2006 . 4 . Arthuriana . 27870810 . 111–113 . none . 16. 10.1353/art.2006.0058 . 160250093 .
   • 10.2307/43632793 . 2 . Medium Ævum . 43632793 . 367 . Shorter notices . 75 . 2006.