King Arthur In Legend and History (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780415920636)

Presenting selections from medieval Latin, Welsh, English, French and German literature, Richard White traces the Arthurian legend from the earliest mentions of Arthur in Latin chronicles to Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. Many of these selections are translated here for the time into English.

Bringing together an extensive range of diverse material which reveals the development of the figure of Arthur, this anthology enables the reader to understand how the Arthurian legend developed over a period of more than five hundred years. King Arthur in Legend and History also includes a chronology of key Arthurian texts, an appendix of the Arthurian Courts, a list of sources, suggestions for further reading and bibliography. Also inlcludes five maps.

Author: Richard White
ISBN-10: 0415920639
ISBN-13: 9780415920636
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 02/12/1998
Pages: 610
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.82lbs
Size: 8.93h x 6.13w x 1.29d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/15/1998 pg. 82