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The History of the Kings of Britain - Couverture souple

Geoffrey Of Monmouth

 
9781420940664: The History of the Kings of Britain
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 142094066X ISBN 13 : 9781420940664
Editeur : Digireads.com, 2011

Synopsis

Little is definitively known of the life and schooling of Geoffrey of Monmouth, but his extraordinary literary works have survived centuries as a testament to his legacy. Around the time of Geoffrey's life, the written Arthurian legends were mostly fragmentary and often incoherent. He therefore took on the task of creating the first full biographies of King Arthur and Merlin, which from that point on remained the quintessential source for all Arthurian legend tales. His finest work, "The History of the Kings of Britain", traces the reign of nearly a hundred British kings, beginning with the nation's mythical founder, Brutus. It is an imaginative and meticulously written masterpiece. Modeled after the Ænied, one half of the work is devoted towards the first ten centuries of British history. The second half, comprising about two centuries, focuses primarily around King Arthur, the rise and fall of the Round Table, and the declining fortunes of Arthur's heirs.

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Éditeur
Digireads.com
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
142094066X
ISBN 13 
9781420940664
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
130
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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