Life of King Arthur (Everyman Paperback Classics)
by Wace
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The Norman writer Wace and the English writer Lawman gave us the first vernacular chronicles of British 'history', from the age of Brutus to Cadwallader and the defeat of the Britons. The climax of this history is the glorious reign of Arthur.Tags
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Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1997
- People/Characters
- Wace; Geoffrey of Monmouth; Layamon; Arthur, King of the Britons; Vortigern; Hengist (show all 10); Merlin; Uther Pendragon; Mordred; King Arthur
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- INTRODUCTION TO WACE
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The Bruts of Wace and Lawman are the earliest extant vernacular chronicles of British history, from the eponymous 'Brutus', supposedly descended from Aeneas, down to Cadwallader... (show all) and the loss of British supremacy over the island.
INTRODUCTION TO LAWMAN
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Lawman's Version of the Story of Britain
Wace was still alive in 1174, but had died before Lawman began writing; Lawman writes of him in the past tense.
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- Genre
- Fiction and Literature
- DDC/MDS
- 809.9335 — Literature & rhetoric Literature, rhetoric & criticism History, description, critical appraisal of more than two literatures Literature displaying specific features, miscellaneous writings Literature displaying other aspects Literature dealing with specific themes and subjects Humanity
- LCC
- PQ1545 .W2 — Language and Literature French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese literatures French literature Old French literature To 1350/1400
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- English
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