King Arthur In Legend and History

by Chris Barber and Richard White

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415920639
• ISBN13: 9780415920636
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 610 Pages
• Weight: 1.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Handy Compliation of Source Materials

Whether one's interest is primarily in exploring the genuine history which gave rise to the legend of King Arthur, or in the development of Arthurian literature, this handy volume will prove most useful and convenient. It is a well-considered selection of the most important Arthurian source materials.