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King Arthur, 'The Once and Future King', who promised to return in Britain's hour of need - but who might never actually have existed, has for the past fifteen hundred years (or so) dominated the imagination not only of the British people, but people all over the world. His story has been told in song, verse, fiction, cartoons, films, paintings, at least one long-running musical - even on the internet - from the days of Chaucer, Geoffrey of Monmouth and Sir Thomas Malory, and on, through to Tennyson and Sir Walter Scott by the way of TH White's The Sword in the Stone to Mary Stewart's elegant, poetic Merlin trilogy, Bernard Cornwell's portrayal of Arthur as a tough leader of men rather than the Perfect Gentle Knight; Marion Zimmer Bradley's Mists of Avalon and Rosalind Miles, whose Guenevere is a strong, feminist wife and Queen (in her own right) of the Summer Country. The list is endless, and complicated by other myths and legends, such as the tragedy of Tristan and Isolde, grafted on to it. Everyone, it seems, has their own firmly-held opinions - or just a new imaginative slant - on Arthur's character, the manner of his death, Guenevere's faithlessness, Merlin's intriguing influence, the Holy Grail. Snyder's book is encyclopaedic, divided into succinct sections covering every aspect of the subject one might think of; well laid-out, lavishly illustrated, convincingly argued by an historian of early medieval Britian, easy to read. However well you may think you know Arthur, his Knights, and their dramatic lives, there will be something new for you to discover here. (Kirkus UK)
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A survey of, and companion to, all things connected with the Arthurian legend. The author has examined archaeological evidence and medieval texts, and provides quotes from contemporary sources, a timeline, numerous sidebars and special features on key figures and events.
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King Arthur, 'The Once and Future King', who promised to return in Britain's hour of need - but who might never actually have existed, has for the past fifteen hundred years (or so) dominated the imagination not only of the British people, but people all over the world. His story has been told in song, verse, fiction, cartoons, films, paintings, at least one long-running musical - even on the internet - from the days of Chaucer, Geoffrey of Monmouth and Sir Thomas Malory, and on, through to Tennyson and Sir Walter Scott by the way of TH White's The Sword in the Stone to Mary Stewart's elegant, poetic Merlin trilogy, Bernard Cornwell's portrayal of Arthur as a tough leader of men rather than the Perfect Gentle Knight; Marion Zimmer Bradley's Mists of Avalon and Rosalind Miles, whose Guenevere is a strong, feminist wife and Queen (in her own right) of the Summer Country. The list is endless, and complicated by other myths and legends, such as the tragedy of Tristan and Isolde, grafted on to it. Everyone, it seems, has their own firmly-held opinions - or just a new imaginative slant - on Arthur's character, the manner of his death, Guenevere's faithlessness, Merlin's intriguing influence, the Holy Grail. Snyder's book is encyclopaedic, divided into succinct sections covering every aspect of the subject one might think of; well laid-out, lavishly illustrated, convincingly argued by an historian of early medieval Britian, easy to read. However well you may think you know Arthur, his Knights, and their dramatic lives, there will be something new for you to discover here. (Kirkus UK)
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A survey of, and companion to, all things connected with the Arthurian legend. The author has examined archaeological evidence and medieval texts, and provides quotes from contemporary sources, a timeline, numerous sidebars and special features on key figures and events.
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