King Arthur : myth-making and history /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Higham, N. J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
Temas:
Arthur, > King.
Arthur, > King
Artus > Fiktive Gestalt
Artus.
To 1066
Britons > Kings and rulers > Folklore.
Mythology, Celtic > Great Britain.
Historiography > Great Britain.
Arthurian romances > Sources.
Britons > Historiography.
Mythology, British.
Mythologie celtique > Grande-Bretagne.
Cycle d'Arthur > Sources.
Mythologie britannique.
Historiographie > Grande-Bretagne.
HISTORY.
Arthurian romances
Britons > Historiography
Britons > Kings and rulers
Historiography
Mythology, British
Mythology, Celtic
Geschichtsschreibung
Koning Arthur.
Mythevorming.
Geschiedschrijving.
Kronieken (geschiedenis)
Great Britain > History > To 1066 > Historiography.
Great Britain
England
Electronic books.
History
Folklore
Sources
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. A king out of time : Arthur in the twentieth century
  • 2. The genesis of Arthur
  • 3. Contested histories : Anglo-Saxons and Britons c. 730-830
  • 4. Text in context : The Annales Cambriae c. 954
  • 5. The rise and fall of the 'historical' Arthur
  • 6. Postscript : the rhetorical Arthur.

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