{"product_id":"arthur-between-england-and-wales-daniel-g-helbert-9781836245148","title":"Arthur Between England and Wales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eArthur between England and Wales\u003c\/em\u003e traces the development of the Arthurian legend from the early ninth century to the late fourteenth century through texts written in English, Welsh, Latin, and French by authors associated with the Anglo-Welsh borderlands. While Arthurian literature has long held pride of place in discussions of medieval identity and culture, the importance of the Anglo-Welsh borderlands (a distinctive community throughout the Middle Ages) on this tradition has gone underappreciated--until now. Through a diachronic, longue-durée comparative reading of Anglo-Welsh Arthurian border literature, this study argues that hitherto unrecognized border discourses underpin the central rhetorical tenets of medieval Arthurian literature, such as the creation of Britain as a tangible idea, the popularity of the Arthurian legend in medieval Europe, and the indelible connection of the Arthurian tradition to various--often competing--cultural identities. Centred around both recognizably canonical works of medieval literature (\u003cem\u003eSir Gawain and the Green Knight\u003c\/em\u003e, Geoffrey of Monmouth's \u003cem\u003eHistory of the Kings of Britain\u003c\/em\u003e, Laȝamon's \u003cem\u003eBrut\u003c\/em\u003e) alongside understudied works of Arthurian border literature (Nennius's \u003cem\u003eHistoria Brittonum\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFouke le Fitz Waryn\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBreuddwyd Rhonabwy\u003c\/em\u003e) and bolstered by novel reinterpretations of the historiographic record and the vibrant cultural networks and communities within the borderlands, this study reveals how these texts' origins \"between England and Wales\" is a crucial context for understanding medieval British culture and literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel G. Helbert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1836245149\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781836245148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liverpool University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Daniel G. Helbert","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47930559922431,"sku":"9781836245148","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_23194d0b-f2c6-4b64-886e-b218184b027e.jpg?v=1766342657","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/arthur-between-england-and-wales-daniel-g-helbert-9781836245148","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}