{"product_id":"the-origin-of-the-giants-j-s-mackley-9781917130080","title":"The Origin of the Giants: Bilingual Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Origin of the Giants: The First Settlers of Albion\u003c\/strong\u003e presents the Anglo-Norman poem \u003cem\u003eDez Grantz Geanz\u003c\/em\u003e in a new bilingual edition by J.S. Mackley. Composed between c.1250 and 1334 and preserved in British Library MS Cotton Cleopatra D.ix, this remarkable work offers the earliest account of Albina and her sisters-figures exiled from Greece who become the founders of Albion and the mothers of the race of giants later defeated by Brutus of Troy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe detailed introduction situates the poem within the literary and historical development of Geoffrey of Monmouth's \u003cem\u003eHistoria Regum Britanniae\u003c\/em\u003e and Wace's \u003cem\u003eRoman de Brut\u003c\/em\u003e, tracing how medieval writers re-imagined Britain's origins through Trojan legend, Biblical myth, and moral allegory. The volume also explores the transmission of the text through Anglo-Norman and Latin adaptations, and its relationship to concepts of monstrosity, exile, and divine punishment in the \u003cem\u003eBook of Enoch\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis bilingual presentation (original text with parallel translation) brings together the foundational myths of Albina, Gogmagog, and Brutus, revealing how a story of pride, exile, and transformation became a key element of England's mythic identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Scholarly yet accessible, this edition provides modern readers with a definitive guide to one of the most significant and least known narratives in the medieval \u003cem\u003eBrut\u003c\/em\u003e tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. S. Mackley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1917130082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781917130080\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Isengrin Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.19d","brand":"J. S. Mackley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520139604223,"sku":"9781917130080","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1e1322e6-1f37-4201-aebc-d9700d0d7ec1.jpg?v=1778740985","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-origin-of-the-giants-j-s-mackley-9781917130080","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}