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Description edit
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,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Arthur: Add a description of this character.
- Geoffrey
- William
- Gawain
- John
- Henry Ii
- Meriadoci
- Vita Merlini
- Clanchy
- Griffin
- Alexander
- Gerald
- Walter Map
- Ivor
- Andreas Capellanus
- Gorlagon
- Draco Normannicus
- Etienne
- Jaeger
- Aurelius
- Vortigern
- Gundebald
- Gildas
- Vera Historia
- Wetherbee
- Morris
- Milocrates
- Gwendoloena
- Ganieda
- Guenevere
- Gorlois
- Chretien
- Ortu Waluuanii
- Anna
- Rodarch
- Robertson
- Morwen
- Olwen
- Spiegel
- Christiana
- Mary
Setting & Locations edit
- Britain
- Britannie
- Wales
- Angevin England
- Monmouth
- London
- Avalon
- Salisbury
- Glastonbury
- Saxons
- New York
- Cambridge
- Paris
- Rome
- Brittany
- Middle Ages
- Scotland
- Europe
- Britanniae
- Rouen
- Ireland
- Guendoloena
- Cronica
- Berkeley
- Cardiff
- Gaul
- Rachel Bromwich
- Jerusalem
- Dyfed
- Culhwch
- France
- Cornwall
- Suffolk
- Taliesin
- Oxford
- Caerleon
- Malmesbury
- Modred
- Gransden
- Camlann
First Sentence edit
The Briton answered him: "The royal table ought to be spread out generously for all, nor is it fitting that the royal food and drink should be denied to anyone.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature. (publisher series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Sia?n Echard (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 820
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › History & Criticism › Literary Theory
- Books › Literature & Fiction › History & Criticism › Movements & Periods › Arthurian Romance
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › British
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics › Medieval
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics › Roman
- Books › Literature & Fiction › History & Criticism › Criticism & Theory
- Books › Reference › Writing
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