The Character of King Arthur in Medieval Literature

by Rosemary Morris

Dr Morris examines how the legend grew through the retelling of what medieval writers believed was the story of an historical figure, based not on some lost Welsh biography, but on Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain, the authorised' version of Arthur's career. She looks at his antecedents, the story of his conception and birth, and his accession, moving on to discuss his warfare, his role in peacetime, his relationships with his...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859910881
• ISBN13: 9780859910880
• Release Date: July 1985
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 183 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"