King Arthur: Hero and Legend - Richard Barber

King Arthur: Hero and Legend

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Buch | Softcover
224 Seiten
1986
The Boydell Press (Verlag)
978-0-85115-254-7 (ISBN)
24,90 inkl. MwSt
Who was the real Arthur? Why were his knights so famous? Was he buried at Glastonbury? This work takes the story from the anonymous 8th century chronicler who first listed his battles to the novelists of the 20th century. This is an account of the development of the stories about Arthur and his court from early times.
The whole subject is brought up to date - Arthurian buffs will want this book. DAILY TELEGRAPH
Who was the real Arthur? Why were his knights so famous? Was he buried at Glastonbury? Richard Barber takes the story from the anonymous 8th century chronicler who first listed his battles to the novelists of the 20th century. A clear and readable account of the development of the stories about Arthur and his court from the earliest times to the present day.

RICHARD BARBER has had a huge influence on the study of medieval history and literature, as both a writer and a publisher. His first book on the Arthurian legend appeared in 1961, and his major works include The Knight and Chivalry (winner of the Somerset Maugham Award in 1971), Edward Prince of Wales and Aquitaine, The Penguin Guide to Medieval Europe and The Holy Grail: the History of a Legend which was widely praised and was translated into six languages.

The elusive hero; Arthur the emperor; Arthur and his court; the Arthurian legend in Germany - Tristan and Parzival; the English poems; the flower of chivalry; Arthur and popular tradition; the search for the spiritual - King Arthur in the 19th century; visions and revisions.

Zusatzinfo 28 colour. 58 b/w.
Verlagsort Woodbridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 168 x 255 mm
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Anglistik / Amerikanistik
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10 0-85115-254-6 / 0851152546
ISBN-13 978-0-85115-254-7 / 9780851152547
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