Arthurian Narrative in Latin Tradition
by
Sian Echard
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature
ISBN-10
0521621267
ISBN-13
9780521621267
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 10th, 1998
Print length
272 Pages
Weight
505 grams
Dimensions
23.60 x 15.80 x 2.10 cms
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This study introduces a new set of texts into the Arthurian canon and suggests a way to understand their place in that tradition. Unfamiliar works are summarized for the reader, and there are extensive quotations, with translations, throughout.
Arthurian literature is a popular field, but most of the published work focuses on the vernacular tradition. This book, uniquely, looks at Latin Arthurian works. Geoffrey of Monmouth is treated at length and this is the first book to put him in a context which includes other Latin histories, monastic chronicles, saints' lives and other Latin prose Arthurian narratives. Like Geoffrey's works, most can be associated with the Angevin court of Henry II and by placing these works against the court background, this book both 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. The result is a thorough exploration of Latin Arthurian narrative in the foundational period for the Arthurian tradition.
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