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Bezig met laden... The World of King Arthurdoor Christopher A. Snyder
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. After reading The Mists of Avalon, I picked this up to learn more about the "real" King Arthur. There is scant evidence for a king of his legendary magnitude, but many tall tales originate with a spark of truth. We may never know. This is a great resource for discovering more about the Dark Ages in which Arthurian legend began. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
King Arthur, Camelot, Excalibur, Merlin, the Holy Grail, Lancelot, and Guinevere--the names conjure up vibrant images of medieval Europe, of chivalry, and of romance. But did Arthur really exist, or is Camelot only a dream?Christopher Snyder examines the realities and the impact of the Arthurian legends. Medieval texts and archaeological discoveries are used to piece together a picture of the fifth and sixth centuries, when Arthur was believed to have reigned as champion of the Britons. Welsh and Breton bards sang the exploits of Arthur and his knights, in turn inspiring French poets like Chrétien de Troyes to compose the first chivalric romances of the Middle Ages. Snyder traces the development of Arthurian literature in medieval Europe, moving from Britain and France to Germany where writers brought the stories of the Grail and Tristan into association with Arthur. The nineteenth-century revival of interest in Arthur reached its height in the operas of Richard Wagner, while Camelot has found new adherents today through novels, movies, and Arthurian websites.With its spread-by-spread layout, sidebars, timeline, and directory of Arthurian sites, this is the most thorough exploration of King Arthur's world ever published. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)942.014History and Geography Europe England and Wales England Anglo-Saxon B.C. 55 - A.D. 1066LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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The pictures in it were gorgeous, and I was pleasantly surprised at the number of color photos within it. The pages were thick, and the book itself of surprisingly high quality. Along with the photos were a good deal of primary source quotes, sometimes shown in the original language before the translation was provided which was also very gratifying. Some of the photos included were of the actual pages from the annals and lais, which were in such high resolution you could read the documents themselves. How cool is that?
The book gave a really good overview of the evolution of the Arthurian legends, while also including a pretty thorough bibliography at the end. While the book is about a decade out of date now, a good deal of the sources referenced (for instance, translations and commentaries on Mallory) are still useful. Recent archaeological discoveries and the question of Arthur's historicity should not be looked for in this volume, as archaeology is constantly changing, but for the cultural importance of the Arthur myths evolution this book is a pretty fantastic starting place. ( )