"An insightful study of the British origins of the Arthurian tale."--Choice "The author's careful historical contextualizing of her many texts (starting with a helpful Chronology at the beginning of the book) creates a persuasive thread of continuity from pre-Conquest Arthurian 'history' through to Thomas Malory's late-medieval summa Arthurianica. . . . A] reader new to this literary tradition is certain to enjoy, and learn much...