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By Norris J. Lacy,Geoffrey Ashe,Debra N. Mancoff

ISBN-10: 0815320817

ISBN-13: 9780815320814

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ISBN-13: 9780815320821

every thing you ever desired to learn about King Arthur and his knights is roofed during this attention-grabbing quantity: the origins of the Grail legend, the Tristan and Isolde love tale in opera and literature, Spielberg's use of Arthurian motifs in Star Wars , the depiction of Arthur in work, the presentation of Camelot at the Broadway level, the twitting of the legend in Monty Python and the Holy Grail and masses more.
This serious survey of Arthurian heritage and legend, archaeology, literature, and the humanities from the 5th century to the current offers an advent for the overall reader and an invaluable precis for the expert. It bargains either historic evidence and key discussions on Arthurian matters, from post-Roman Britain to the latest novels and movies. there's a long thesaurus of Arthurian characters, motifs, and areas, a chronology of significant ancient and literary goods, a consultant to pronunciation, and an entire bibliography.
What's new in the moment Edition:All the fabric has been revised and up to date to 1996 because the unique 1988 variation; The bankruptcy on glossy literature has been completely revised, with new fabric on writings from France, Germany, England, and the US; The assurance of King Arthur within the arts has totally rewritten by means of one of many premiere experts in Arthurian stories. Brand-new geneological charts of the ancestry of Arthur and his relatives and the Grail kings and knights.; an absolutely up to date chronology; Many new illustrations.

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Every little thing you ever desired to learn about King Arthur and his knights is roofed during this interesting quantity: the origins of the Grail legend, the Tristan and Isolde love tale in opera and literature, Spielberg's use of Arthurian motifs in superstar Wars , the depiction of Arthur in work, the presentation of Camelot at the Broadway degree, the twitting of the legend in Monty Python and the Holy Grail and masses extra.

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