Geoffrey of Monmouth

The History of the Kings of Britain

Herausgeber: Faletra, Michael A.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This masterful medieval retelling of the story of King Arthur is now available in a new translation.

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Produktdetails

• Broadview Editions
• Verlag: Broadview Press Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 139mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 354g
• ISBN-13: 9781551116396
• ISBN-10: 1551116391
• Artikelnr.: 29822824

Inhaltsangabe

Translated with an Introduction by Lewis Thorpe
Introduction
1. Geoffrey's Purpose
2. Who was Geoffrey of Monmouth?
3. Geoffrey's Sources
4. The Work Itself
5. Geoffrey the Artist
6. Geoffrey of Monmouth down the Centuries
7. Editions of the Historia
8. Earlier Translations
9. This Translation
10. Acknowledgments
Notes to the Introduction
Short Bibliography of Works Used in the Introduction and in the Notes
Map of Britain
Dedication
Part One: Brutus Occupies the Island of Albion
Part Two: Before the Romans Came
Part Three: The Coming of the Romans
Part Four: The House of Constantine
Part Five: The Prophecies of Merlin
Part Six: The House of Constantine (Continued)
Part Seven: Arthur of Britain
Part Eight: The Saxon Domination
Time Chart
Index