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Genre/Form: | Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Named Person: | Arthur, King; Arthur, King.; Arthur, King |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Siân Echard; Vinaver Trust, |
ISBN: | 9781783168569 1783168560 |
OCLC Number: | 953737501 |
Notes: | Paperback reprint. Originally published 2011. Published in co-operation with the Vinaver Trust. |
Description: | viii, 199 pages ; 25 cm |
Contents: | Contents:Section One: The Seeds of History and Legend1) The Chroniclers of Early Britain NICK HIGHAM, University of Manchester2) Arthur in Early Saints' Lives ANDREW BREEZE, Departamento de Linguistica Hispanica y Lenguas Modernas, Pamplona, Spain Section Two: Geoffrey of Monmouth 3) Geoffrey of Monmouth SIAN ECHARD4) Geoffrey and the Prophetic Tradition JULIA CRICK, University of ExeterSection Three: Chronicles and Romances5) Latin Historiography after Geoffrey of Monmouth AD PUTTER, University of Bristol6) Glastonbury EDWARD DONALD KENNEDY, University of North Carolina7) Romance ELIZABETH ARCHIBALD, University of BristolSection Four: After the Middle Ages8) Arthur and the Antiquaries JAMES P. CARLEY, York University, Toronto |
Series Title: | Arthurian literature in the Middle Ages, 6. |
Responsibility: | edited by Siân Echard. |
Abstract:
King Arthur's stories survive in many genres, but while scholars and enthusiasts alike know something of his roots in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Latin History of the Kings of Britain, most are unaware that there was a Latin Arthurian tradition which extended beyond Geoffrey. This collection of essays highlights different aspects of that tradition.
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