The British History Of Geoffrey Of Monmouth
The British History Of Geoffrey Of Monmouth

Author: Geoffrey Of Monmouth

Publisher: Sagwan Press

Published: 2018-02-07

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 9781376969658

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Arthur and the Kings of Britain
Arthur and the Kings of Britain

Author: Miles Russell

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2017-03-15

Total Pages: 455

ISBN-13: 1445662752

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A fresh look at the text which introduced for the first time some of the key figures in British myth and legend.

De Gestis Britonum
De Gestis Britonum

Author: Geoffrey (of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph)

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 1843832062

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Written in the 1130s, Geoffrey's imaginative history of the Britons from Brutus to Cadwallader, and the first to recount the woes of Lear and the glittering career of Arthur, rapidly became a bestseller. An ideal text for scholars, this is a reprint of the Latin text with a facing English translation.

The British History of Geoffrey of Monmouth
The British History of Geoffrey of Monmouth

Author: John Allen Giles

Publisher:

Published: 2020-04-22

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9780461748758

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The Historia regum Britannie of Geoffrey of Monmouth: The first variant version: a critical edition
The Historia regum Britannie of Geoffrey of Monmouth: The first variant version: a critical edition

Author: Geoffrey (of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph)

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 0859912124

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A critical edition based on the eight known First Variant manuscripts, the prime source of Wace's Roman de Brut. Geoffrey's `history' of the British from their first colonisation of the island under Brutus to the late 7th century AD was one of the most influential works of the 12th century, and introduced to a wider audience central figures in English literature, including King Arthur and King Lear. `Wright's long introduction is a model of meticulousness and thoroughness...a fine study and edition...In a previous review I called Wright's edition of the vulgate text ``an auspicious beginning'' to a series that promised to become the standard scholarly treatment of Geoffrey's Historia...That promise is being kept.' Lister M. Matheson, SPECULUM April 1991 A critical edition based on the eight known First Variant manuscripts, the prime source of Wace's Roman de Brut. Geoffrey's `history' of theBritish from thier first colonisation of the island under Brutus to the late 7th century AD was one of the most influential works of the 12th century, and introduced to a wider audience central figures in English literature, including King Arthur and King Lear.