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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This book is filled with the Arthur legends. From Geoffrey of Monmouth, the Mabignon, the alliterative Morte d'arthur, and portions from many others as well. The setup is easy for reference, and there is contextual information as well. White has done some excellent editing work in this. I bought it for a class, and still love it. no reviews | add a review
From tantalizing glimpses of the warrior-king feted in oral tradition, to the romance hero celebrated in one of the first books ever to be printed in England, this volume attempts to reveal the many faces of King Arthur. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)942.014History and Geography Europe England and Wales England Anglo-Saxon B.C. 55 - A.D. 1066LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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Thus we have selections from medieval Welsh, English, French and German literature, from the anonymous Culhwch ac Olwen to Chrétien de Troyes and from the alliterative Morte darthur to Malory’s compilation, alongside dubious Latin chronicles and Geoffrey of Monmouth’s pseudohistorical History of the Kings of Britain. According to the publisher, this was the first time many of these selections were presented in a published English translation.
Alongside the texts, which give a comprehensive overview of the development of the literature over half a millennium, King Arthur in Legend and History also gives a chronological table of the key texts, plus the usual sources, further reading, bibliography and the welcome addition of five maps.
Add to all that intelligent introductions not simply to the whole collection but to each extract and this becomes a ready reference for those interested in Arthurian folklore and literature as well as history and legend up to the late Middle Ages. And despite the magnitude of the available texts this volume of over 600 pages is no more unwieldy than the one-volume paperback editions of The Lord of the Rings, so really the Arthurian enthusiast has no excuse for not obtaining and enjoying it!
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