Writing the Future : Lazamon's Prophetic History
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0708317146
ISBN-13
9780708317143
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Imprint
University of Wales Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 12th, 2002
Print length
192 Pages
Weight
376 grams
Dimensions
22.70 x 14.70 x 2.10 cms
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This text examines the relationship between literature and history in Lazamon's "Brut", a 12th-century verse history of Britain, while demonstrating Lazamon's use of prophecy as a strategy to unite political and religious ideologies.
Lazamon''s Brut , written in the Welsh Marches in the 12th century, introduced the world of King Arthur to English literature. A Celtic history of Britain, it includes a prophecy by Merlin in which he foresees a kingdom united both politically and religiously. This interesting study, which originated as a thesis, moves the emphasis away from philology and linguistics to focus on the poem as a unique product of its time and place. The author examines the cultural reasons for Lazamon''s historical perspective, the influence of oral cultures and Welsh literature and Lazamon''s intermingling of history with the supernatural. Throughout, the study considers the work of other critics, particularly Mikhail Bakhtin. Extracts are accompanied by modern English translations.
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