Just Fun and Games: The Avowyng of Arthur as a Ludic Text.

The article focuses on interpreting the Middle English romance "The Avowyng of Arthur" as a "ludic text," arguing that its narrative is structured around a series of games that shape the audience's experience of the story. Topics include the role of aristocratic games such as hunting, chess, and chivalric contests in organizing the romance's narrative, the use of game structures to challenge conventional expectations of Arthurian storytelling, and the depiction of medieval elite identity.