Richard White (10) (1965–)
Autor(a) de King Arthur In Legend and History
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 2
- Membros
- 108
- Popularidade
- #179,297
- Avaliação
- 4.1
- Críticas
- 2
- ISBN
- 153
- Línguas
- 2
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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