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Although King Arthur's identity is so frequently debated, he is almost always set somewhere in the Celtic Britain of the Early Christian Era. This original and wide-ranging study argues that the roots of the Arthur legend are to be found in classical antiquity and that the traditional British A...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Anderson, Graham
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
Subjects:
Arthur, > King.
Arthur, > King
To 1066
Tales > Greece > History and criticism.
Britons > Kings and rulers > Legends.
Arthurian romances > Sources.
Legends > Greece.
Contes > Grèce > Histoire et critique.
Cycle d'Arthur > Sources.
Légendes > Grèce.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
Arthurian romances
Britons > Kings and rulers
Civilization > Greek influences
Legends
Tales
Great Britain > Civilization > Greek influences.
Great Britain > History > To 1066 > Legends.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1066 > Légendes.
Great Britain
Greece
History
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Sources
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; The traditional Arthur; The 'Sarmatian connexion' theory; A first Arktouros: King Arkas of Arcadia; Arktouros II: the evidence from folktale; Ardus, 'greatest of knights': a first Artus-figure; Some ancient Gawain-figures, and an elusive Lancelot; Holy Graals and circular objects; Tristan and Thraetaona: the Tristan legend in the East; Six Arthurs in search of a character; From Kambles to Camalis; More 'Bear's Son' heroes: Theseus, Achilles, Batraz, Alexander; Jack the Giant Killer and King Arthur; Toxaris' third tale.

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