History of th Kings - Of Britain

Informationen zum Autor Very little is known of Geoffrey of Monmouth. He seems to have lived for a time in Oxford and in 1151 he became Bishop Elect of St Asaph, North Wales. He was ordained at Westminster in 1152. According to the Welsh Chronicles he died in 1155. Lewis Thorpe was Professor of French at Nottingham University from 1958 to 1977. He has published many books and articles on Arthur, both on the French and English traditions. He died in 1977. Klappentext Completed in 1136, The History of the Kings of Britain traces the story of the realm from its supposed foundation by Brutus to the coming of the Saxons some two thousand years later. Vividly portraying legendary and semi-legendary figures such as Lear, Cymbeline, Merlin the magician and the most famous of all British heroes, King Arthur, it is as much myth as it is history and its veracity was questioned by other medieval writers. But Geoffrey of Monmouth's powerful evocation of illustrious men and deeds captured the imagination of subsequent generations, and his influence can be traced through the works of Malory, Shakespeare, Dryden and Tennyson. Zusammenfassung Traces the story of the realm from its supposed foundation by Brutus to the coming of the Saxons some two thousand years later. This title portrays legendary and semi-legendary figures such as Lear, Cymbeline, Merlin the magician and the most famous of all British heroes, King Arthur. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...

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• Authors: Geoffrey, of Monmouth Geoffrey, Geoffrey Of Monmout, Geoffrey Of Monmouth, Geoffrey Of Monmouth, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Lewis Thorpe
• Assisted by: Lewis Thorpe (Introduction), Thorpe Lewis (Introduction), Lewis Thorpe (Translation), Thorpe Lewis (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.01.1973
• EAN: 9780140441703
• ISBN: 978-0-14-044170-3
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Penguin Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Ancient / General, CE period up to c 1500, Medieval History, Folklore, myths & legends, United Kingdom, Great Britain, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Folklore, myths and legends, European history: medieval period, middle ages