King Arthur: Hero and Legend

King Arthur: Hero and Legend

by RichardBarber (Author)

Synopsis

The whole subject is brought up to date - Arthurian buffs will want this book - "Daily Telegraph". Who was the real Arthur? Why were his knights so famous? Was he buried at Glastonbury? Richard Barber takes the story from the anonymous 8th century chronicler who first listed his battles to the novelists of the 20th century. This is a clear and readable account of the development of the stories about Arthur and his court from the earliest times to the present day.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 224
Edition: 3rd Revised ed.
Publisher: Boydell Press
Published: 28 Aug 2004

ISBN 10: 0851152546
ISBN 13: 9780851152547

Media Reviews
A welcome paperback re-issue of a much-used edition. YEAR'S WORK IN MODERN LANGUAGE STUDIES Un manuel d'initiation couvrant avec elegance un millenaire de culture. CAHIERS DE CIVILISATION MEDIEVALE Authoritative but accessible...[an] admirable survey... If you want a reliable overview of this phenomenal figure as he is developed and refurbished, then you can't do much better than this. PENDRAGON