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King Arthur : myth-making and history /
This seminal new study explores how and why historians and writers from the Middle Ages to the present day have constructed different accounts of this well-loved figure. N.J Higham offers an in-depth examintaion of the first two Arthurian texts: the History of the Britons and the Welsh Annals. He ar...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2002.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This seminal new study explores how and why historians and writers from the Middle Ages to the present day have constructed different accounts of this well-loved figure. N.J Higham offers an in-depth examintaion of the first two Arthurian texts: the History of the Britons and the Welsh Annals. He argues that historians have often been more influenced by what the idea of Arthur means in their present context than by such primary sourcesKing Arthur: Myth-making and History illuminates and discusses some central points of debate:* What role was. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 303 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-295) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0415213053 9780415213059 0203994027 9780203994023 9786610108633 6610108633 9781134614295 1134614292 9781134614240 1134614241 9781134614288 1134614284 9780415483988 0415483980 1280108630 9781280108631 |