The elusive hero; Arthur the emperor; Arthur and his court; the Arthurian legend in Germany - Tristan and Parzival; the English poems; the flower of chivalry; Arthur and popular tradition; the search for the spiritual - King Arthur in the 19th century; visions and revisions.
RICHARD BARBER has had a huge influence on the study of medieval history and literature, as both a writer and a publisher. His first book on the Arthurian legend appeared in 1961, and his major works include The Knight and Chivalry (winner of the Somerset Maugham Award in 1971), Edward Prince of Wales and Aquitaine, The Penguin Guide to Medieval Europe and The Holy Grail: the History of a Legend which was widely praised and was translated into six languages.
A welcome paperback re-issue of a much-used edition.
*YEAR'S WORK IN MODERN LANGUAGE STUDIES*
Un manuel d'initiation couvrant avec elegance un millenaire de
culture.
*CAHIERS DE CIVILISATION MEDIEVALE*
Authoritative but accessible...[an] admirable survey... If you want
a reliable overview of this phenomenal figure as he is developed
and refurbished, then you can't do much better than this.
*PENDRAGON*
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