Author: Geoffrey Of Monmouth
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781078331180
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The full, ancient text: Historia Regum Britanniae.Historia regum Britanniae (or The History of the Kings of Britain) is a supposedly historical account written by Geoffrey of Monmouth in 1136. Though much of the text is largely considered fiction, it does pull from several ancient texts and true historical events/personas.It is notable for being the first, major blockbuster-like success of the Arthurian legends, bringing the character to widespread popularity for the first time. Many of our modern myths (and ancient ones) have drawn from this text.
Historia Regum Britanniae
Author: Geoffrey Of Monmouth
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781078331180
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The full, ancient text: Historia Regum Britanniae.Historia regum Britanniae (or The History of the Kings of Britain) is a supposedly historical account written by Geoffrey of Monmouth in 1136. Though much of the text is largely considered fiction, it does pull from several ancient texts and true historical events/personas.It is notable for being the first, major blockbuster-like success of the Arthurian legends, bringing the character to widespread popularity for the first time. Many of our modern myths (and ancient ones) have drawn from this text.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781078331180
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
The full, ancient text: Historia Regum Britanniae.Historia regum Britanniae (or The History of the Kings of Britain) is a supposedly historical account written by Geoffrey of Monmouth in 1136. Though much of the text is largely considered fiction, it does pull from several ancient texts and true historical events/personas.It is notable for being the first, major blockbuster-like success of the Arthurian legends, bringing the character to widespread popularity for the first time. Many of our modern myths (and ancient ones) have drawn from this text.
Gesta Regum Britannie
Author: Neil Wright
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 0859912140
Category : Arthurian romances
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 0859912140
Category : Arthurian romances
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
De Gestis Britonum
Author: Geoffrey (of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph)
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1843832062
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
Written in the 1130s, Geoffrey's imaginative history of the Britons from Brutus to Cadwallader, and the first to recount the woes of Lear and the glittering career of Arthur, rapidly became a bestseller. An ideal text for scholars, this is a reprint of the Latin text with a facing English translation.
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1843832062
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
Written in the 1130s, Geoffrey's imaginative history of the Britons from Brutus to Cadwallader, and the first to recount the woes of Lear and the glittering career of Arthur, rapidly became a bestseller. An ideal text for scholars, this is a reprint of the Latin text with a facing English translation.
The Historia Regum Britanniae of Geoffrey of Monmouth
Arthur and the Kings of Britain
Author: Miles Russell
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445662752
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 455
Book Description
A fresh look at the text which introduced for the first time some of the key figures in British myth and legend.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445662752
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 455
Book Description
A fresh look at the text which introduced for the first time some of the key figures in British myth and legend.
The Historia Regum Britanniæ of Geoffrey of Monmouth
Author: Geoffrey (of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arthurian romances
Languages : en
Pages : 730
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arthurian romances
Languages : en
Pages : 730
Book Description
The History of the Kings of Britain
Author: Geoffrey of Monmouth
Publisher: Gottfried & Fritz
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
The History of the Kings of Britain was originally published under the Latin title, Historia Regum Britanniae, by Anglo-Saxon monk, Geoffrey of Monmouth. The chronicle is famous as the original source of the legend of Sir Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, as well as the Prophecies of Merlin. The chronicle is also the original source of “King Leir,” from which Shakespeare adapted his famous play by the same name. The chronicle recounts the origins of Britain from the time of Brutus and the Roman conquest of the British Isles. It is a semi-fantastical account of the origin of the British Kings and contains a storehouse of British history, fantasy and legend. An indispensible piece to any student, or admirer, of the history of the British Isles.
Publisher: Gottfried & Fritz
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
The History of the Kings of Britain was originally published under the Latin title, Historia Regum Britanniae, by Anglo-Saxon monk, Geoffrey of Monmouth. The chronicle is famous as the original source of the legend of Sir Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, as well as the Prophecies of Merlin. The chronicle is also the original source of “King Leir,” from which Shakespeare adapted his famous play by the same name. The chronicle recounts the origins of Britain from the time of Brutus and the Roman conquest of the British Isles. It is a semi-fantastical account of the origin of the British Kings and contains a storehouse of British history, fantasy and legend. An indispensible piece to any student, or admirer, of the history of the British Isles.
The British History of of Geoffrey of Monmouth in Twelve Books
Author: Geoffrey (of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arthurian romances
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arthurian romances
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
The Historia Regum Britanniae of Geoffrey of Monmouth : with contributions to the study of its place in early British history
The Historia regum Britannie of Geoffrey of Monmouth: The first variant version: a critical edition
Author: Geoffrey (of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph)
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 0859912124
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
A critical edition based on the eight known First Variant manuscripts, the prime source of Wace's Roman de Brut. Geoffrey's `history' of the British from their first colonisation of the island under Brutus to the late 7th century AD was one of the most influential works of the 12th century, and introduced to a wider audience central figures in English literature, including King Arthur and King Lear. `Wright's long introduction is a model of meticulousness and thoroughness...a fine study and edition...In a previous review I called Wright's edition of the vulgate text ``an auspicious beginning'' to a series that promised to become the standard scholarly treatment of Geoffrey's Historia...That promise is being kept.' Lister M. Matheson, SPECULUM April 1991 A critical edition based on the eight known First Variant manuscripts, the prime source of Wace's Roman de Brut. Geoffrey's `history' of theBritish from thier first colonisation of the island under Brutus to the late 7th century AD was one of the most influential works of the 12th century, and introduced to a wider audience central figures in English literature, including King Arthur and King Lear.
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 0859912124
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
A critical edition based on the eight known First Variant manuscripts, the prime source of Wace's Roman de Brut. Geoffrey's `history' of the British from their first colonisation of the island under Brutus to the late 7th century AD was one of the most influential works of the 12th century, and introduced to a wider audience central figures in English literature, including King Arthur and King Lear. `Wright's long introduction is a model of meticulousness and thoroughness...a fine study and edition...In a previous review I called Wright's edition of the vulgate text ``an auspicious beginning'' to a series that promised to become the standard scholarly treatment of Geoffrey's Historia...That promise is being kept.' Lister M. Matheson, SPECULUM April 1991 A critical edition based on the eight known First Variant manuscripts, the prime source of Wace's Roman de Brut. Geoffrey's `history' of theBritish from thier first colonisation of the island under Brutus to the late 7th century AD was one of the most influential works of the 12th century, and introduced to a wider audience central figures in English literature, including King Arthur and King Lear.