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Author : John Allen Giles
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Old English Chronicles written by John Allen Giles and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Karen Jankulak
Publisher : University of Wales Press
ISBN 13 : 0708323146
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (83 download)
Download or read book Geoffrey of Monmouth written by Karen Jankulak and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2010-07-30 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geoffrey of Monmouth, a twelfth-century cleric, was the first person to compose a detailed and continuous history of Britain from its origins to the domination of the Anglo-Saxons. His writings were enormously popular throughout the western European world, and he is justly credited with bringing 'The Matter of Britain' (including, most notably, the figure of Arthur) to a much wider audience. The vast popularity of this material has persisted to the present day, mainly but not solely in the interest shown in 'King Arthur'. This book illustrates the close ties between Geoffrey's notion of British and Arthurian society and other materials from medieval Wales and Ireland.
Author : Neil Wright
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0859912140
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (599 download)
Download or read book Gesta Regum Britannie written by Neil Wright and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 1991 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Miles Russell
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445662752
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)
Download or read book Arthur and the Kings of Britain written by Miles Russell and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-03-15 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh look at the text which introduced for the first time some of the key figures in British myth and legend.
Author : Geoffrey (of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The British History of Geoffrey of Monmouth written by Geoffrey (of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph) and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Geoffrey (of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph)
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
ISBN 13 : 1843832062
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (438 download)
Download or read book De Gestis Britonum written by Geoffrey (of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph) and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2007 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in the 1130s, Geoffrey's imaginative history of the Britons from Brutus to Cadwallader, and the first to recount the woes of Lear and the glittering career of Arthur, rapidly became a bestseller. An ideal text for scholars, this is a reprint of the Latin text with a facing English translation.
Author : Geoffrey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781375558891
Total Pages : 590 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (588 download)
Download or read book The British History written by Geoffrey and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-19 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Geoffrey of Monmouth
Publisher : Gottfried & Fritz
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book The History of the Kings of Britain written by Geoffrey of Monmouth and published by Gottfried & Fritz. This book was released on with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The History of the Kings of Britain was originally published under the Latin title, Historia Regum Britanniae, by Anglo-Saxon monk, Geoffrey of Monmouth. The chronicle is famous as the original source of the legend of Sir Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, as well as the Prophecies of Merlin. The chronicle is also the original source of “King Leir,” from which Shakespeare adapted his famous play by the same name. The chronicle recounts the origins of Britain from the time of Brutus and the Roman conquest of the British Isles. It is a semi-fantastical account of the origin of the British Kings and contains a storehouse of British history, fantasy and legend. An indispensible piece to any student, or admirer, of the history of the British Isles.
Author : Geoffrey (of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (139 download)
Download or read book The British History of Geoffrey of Monmouth written by Geoffrey (of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph) and published by . This book was released on 1813 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David W. Burchmore
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780674241367
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (413 download)
Download or read book The History of the Kings of Britain written by David W. Burchmore and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain--the earliest book to detail the legendary foundation of Britain and life of King Arthur--was widely read during the Middle Ages. This volume presents the first English translation of what may have been his source, the anonymous First Variant Version, attested in just a handful of manuscripts.
Author : Geoffrey of Monmouth
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)
Download or read book The british history of Geoffrey of Monmouth written by Geoffrey of Monmouth and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Geoffrey Ashe
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780805001150
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (11 download)
Download or read book The Discovery of King Arthur written by Geoffrey Ashe and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1987-01-15 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author offers convincing proof that King Arthur existed by tracing the legend of King Arthur to its roots in the 12th century chronicles of Geoffrey of Monmouth.
Author : Geoffrey of Monmouth
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0241241987
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (412 download)
Download or read book The History of the Kings of Britain written by Geoffrey of Monmouth and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2015-08-06 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : William (of Newburgh)
Publisher : Aris and Phillips Classical Te
ISBN 13 : 0856684740
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (566 download)
Download or read book The History of English Affairs written by William (of Newburgh) and published by Aris and Phillips Classical Te. This book was released on 2007 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The History of English Affairs, covering the years 1066-1197, was written at the close of the twelfth century and has been described as being "both in substance and in form ... the finest historical work left to us by an Englishman of the twelfth century" (The Dictionary of National Biography). The author's critical ability, gifts of acute observation, clear judgment and tolerant impartiality justify his high reputation as an original authority. Book Two covers the years 1154-1175, and incorporates the murder of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral, the capture of the King of Scots at Alnwick, and the first subjugation of Ireland by the English. It also documents the career of Nicholas Breakspear, the only Englishman to become Pope.
Author : Siân Echard
Publisher : University of Wales Press
ISBN 13 : 1783164530
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (831 download)
Download or read book The Arthur of Medieval Latin Literature written by Siân Echard and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: King Arthur is arguably the most recognizable literary hero of the European Middle Ages. His stories survive in many genres and many languages, but while scholars and enthusiasts alike know something of his roots in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Latin History of the Kings of Britain, most are unaware that there was a Latin Arthurian tradition which extended beyond Geoffrey. This collection of essays will highlight different aspects of that tradition, allowing readers to see the well-known and the obscure as part of a larger, often coherent whole. These Latin-literate scholars were as interested as their vernacular counterparts in the origins and stories of Britain's greatest heroes, and they made their own significant contributions to his myth.
Author : Geoffrey Of Monmouth
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ISBN 13 : 9781078331180
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (311 download)
Download or read book Historia Regum Britanniae written by Geoffrey Of Monmouth and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-05 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The full, ancient text: Historia Regum Britanniae.Historia regum Britanniae (or The History of the Kings of Britain) is a supposedly historical account written by Geoffrey of Monmouth in 1136. Though much of the text is largely considered fiction, it does pull from several ancient texts and true historical events/personas.It is notable for being the first, major blockbuster-like success of the Arthurian legends, bringing the character to widespread popularity for the first time. Many of our modern myths (and ancient ones) have drawn from this text.
Author : John Gillingham
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9780851157320
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (573 download)
Download or read book The English in the Twelfth Century written by John Gillingham and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 2000 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defining essays on questions of newly-emerging English nationalism and the political importance of chivalric values and knightly obligations, as perceived by contemporary historians. Six of the greatest twelfth-century historians - William of Malmesbury, Henry of Huntingdon, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Geoffrey Gaimar, Roger of Howden, and Gerald of Wales - are analysed in this collection of essays, focusing on their attitudesto three inter-related aspects of English history. The first theme is the rise of the new and condescending perception which regarded the Irish, Scots and Welsh as barbarians; set against the background of socio-economic and cultural change in England, it is argued that this imperialist perception created a fundamental divide in the history of the British Isles, one to which Geoffrey of Monmouth responded immediately and brilliantly. The secondtheme treats chivalry not as a mere gloss upon the brutal realities of life, but as an important development in political morality; and it reconsiders some of the old questions associated with chivalric values and knightly obligations -home-grown products or imports from France? The third themeis the emergence of a new sense of Englishness after the traumas of the Norman Conquest, looking at the English invasion of Ireland and the making of English history. John Gillingham is Professor Emeritus, Department of History, London School of Economics.
