The History of the Kings of Britain

Geoffrey of Monmouth

ISBN 10: 142094066X / ISBN 13: 9781420940664

Edité par Digireads.com 2011-01, 2011

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Fine Paperback Clean 129 pp. NOT a library copy NO writing NO signatures Geoffrey of Monmouth Edited and in Modern English. The battles of Arthur with the Saxons and the giant hideous rapist read like a modern novel and when they get their uppance from Arthur you want to cheer! Three Geese in Flight Arthurian and Celtic fantasy since 1977.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The History of the Kings of Britain
• Éditeur: Digireads.com 2011-01
• Date de parution: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 142094066X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781420940664
• Reliure: Paperback
• État de l'article: Fine
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Medieval and Early Medieval
  • Arthurian Legend
  • Medieval, Early Medieval and Tudor

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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.