King Arthur: Myth-Making and History / Edition 1

King Arthur: Myth-Making and History / Edition 1

by N. J. Higham
ISBN-10:
0415483980
ISBN-13:
9780415483988
Pub. Date:
08/27/2008
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
ISBN-10:
0415483980
ISBN-13:
9780415483988
Pub. Date:
08/27/2008
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
King Arthur: Myth-Making and History / Edition 1

King Arthur: Myth-Making and History / Edition 1

by N. J. Higham
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Overview

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 sources

King Arthur: Myth-making and History illuminates and discusses some central points of debate:

* What role was Arthur intended to perform in the political and cultural worlds that constructed him?
* How did the idea of King Arthur evolve?
* What did the myth of Arthur mean to both authors and their audiences?

King Arthur: Myth-making and History is fascinating reading for anyone interested in the origins and evolution of the Arthurian legend.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780415483988
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 08/27/2008
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 320
Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

N.J. Higham

Table of Contents

Introduction 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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