Hardback. New. The most recent research in matters Arthurian, by leading scholars in the field. ISBN 1843841711 9781843841715 [GB]

ISBN10: 1843841711, ISBN13: 9781843841715, [publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, Cambridge] Hardcover Hardcover. The most recent research in matters Arthurian, by leading scholars in the field.The essays in this volume represent a wide range of Arthurian subjects, reaching as far back as the sixth century, and as far forward as the nineteenth; they include studies of Arthur as an icon of an independent England in the reign of Henry VIII, the source of Geoffrey of Monmouth's knowledge of Merlin, Malory's Morte Darthur, and the works of Chretien - both in literature and in depictions of scenes from his romances in ivory caskets from the Middle Ages and beyond. Of special interest is the appearance for the first time in print of a newly discovered Arthurian text: a letter in Anglo-Norman French purportedly written by Morgan le Fay.Elizabeth Archibald is Professor of English, University of Durham; DAVID F. JOHNSON is Professor of English, Florida State University.CONTRIBUTORS: CAROLYNE LARRINGTON, MARTINE MEUWESE, STEWART MOTTRAM, RALUCA RADULESCU, NICOLAI TOLSTOY, MICHAEL TWOMEY The most recent research in matters Arthurian, by leading scholars in the field. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
[Stevenage, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2008]

ISBN10: 1843841711, ISBN13: 9781843841715, [publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd 2008-07-17, Woodbridge] Hardcover Language: ENG
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2008]