History of the Kings of Britain - Couverture souple

Monmouth, Geoffrey Of

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1512203807 ISBN 13 : 9781512203806

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

Completed around 1136, Geoffrey of Monmouth’s History of the Kings of Britain (Historia regum Britanniae) is the medieval bestseller that helped define Britain’s legendary past. Blending myth, courtly saga, and pseudo-history, it traces the line of British rulers from the Trojan founder Brutus through generations of kings, culminating in the age of Merlinand King Arthur, before the coming of the Saxons.

More than a “chronicle,” it’s a foundational source for the Matter of Britain—hugely influential on later Arthurian literature—and a fascinating example of how the Middle Ages shaped national origin stories. Read today, it’s essential as a classic of medieval imagination and a key text for anyone interested in Arthurian legend, early British myth-making, and medieval Latin historiography.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1512203807
• ISBN 13: 9781512203806
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 172
• Éditeur: The Perfect Library
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg