{"product_id":"king-arthur-n-j-higham-9780415483988","title":"King Arthur: Myth-Making and History","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis seminal new study explores how and why historians and writers from the Middle Ages to the present day have constructed different accounts of this well-loved figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eN. J Higham offers an in-depth examintaion of the first two Arthurian texts: the \u003cem\u003eHistory of the Britons\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eWelsh Annals\u003c\/em\u003e. He argues that historians have often been more influenced by what the idea of Arthur means in their present context than by such primary sources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKing Arthur: Myth-making and History\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates and discusses some central points of debate: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* What role was Arthur intended to perform in the political and cultural worlds that constructed him? \u003cbr\u003e* How did the idea of King Arthur evolve? \u003cbr\u003e* What did the myth of Arthur mean to both authors and their audiences? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKing Arthur: Myth-making and History\u003c\/em\u003e is fascinating reading for anyone interested in the origins and evolution of the Arthurian legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e N. J. Higham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415483980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415483988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"N. J. Higham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48998559482111,"sku":"9780415483988","price":58.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/king-arthur-n-j-higham-9780415483988","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}