This book takes a unique look at the Latin Arthurian tradition, placing authors such as Geoffrey of Monmouth in the context of Latin histories, monastic chronicles, saints' lives, and other Latin prose Arthurian narratives. Placing them against a background of the Angevin court of Henry II, the book introduces a new set of texts into the Arthurian canon and suggests a way to understand their place in that tradition. The unfamiliar works are summarized for the reader, and there are extensive quotations, with translations, throughout.
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Arthurian Narrative in the Latin Tradition
This book takes a unique look at the Latin Arthurian tradition, placing authors such as Geoffrey of Monmouth in the context of Latin histories, monastic chronicles, saints' lives, and other Latin prose Arthurian narratives. Placing them against a background of the Angevin court of Henry II, the book introduces a new set of texts into the Arthurian canon and suggests a way to understand their place in that tradition. The unfamiliar works are summarized for the reader, and there are extensive quotations, with translations, throughout.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780521021524 |
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Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Publication date: | 10/20/2005 |
Series: | Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature , #36 |
Edition description: | Revised ed. |
Pages: | 272 |
Product dimensions: | 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.63(d) |
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