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 Arthur of Medieval Latin Literature
The Arthur of Medieval Latin Literature

Author: Siân Echard

Publisher: University of Wales Press

Published: 2011-03-15

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 1783164530

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King Arthur is arguably the most recognizable literary hero of the European Middle Ages. His stories survive in many genres and many languages, but while scholars and enthusiasts alike know something of his roots in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Latin History of the Kings of Britain, most are unaware that there was a Latin Arthurian tradition which extended beyond Geoffrey. This collection of essays will highlight different aspects of that tradition, allowing readers to see the well-known and the obscure as part of a larger, often coherent whole. These Latin-literate scholars were as interested as their vernacular counterparts in the origins and stories of Britain's greatest heroes, and they made their own significant contributions to his myth.

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.

The Historia Regum Britannie of Geoffrey of Monmouth I
The Historia Regum Britannie of Geoffrey of Monmouth I

Author: Geoffrey

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 9780859916417

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An admirable piece of work that will be welcomed by the many scholars who have long recognised the need for an easily accessible copy of the Historia. English Historical Review

Historia Regum Britanniae
Historia Regum Britanniae

Author: Geoffrey Of Monmouth

Publisher:

Published: 2019-07-05

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9781078331180

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The full, ancient text: Historia Regum Britanniae.Historia regum Britanniae (or The History of the Kings of Britain) is a supposedly historical account written by Geoffrey of Monmouth in 1136. Though much of the text is largely considered fiction, it does pull from several ancient texts and true historical events/personas.It is notable for being the first, major blockbuster-like success of the Arthurian legends, bringing the character to widespread popularity for the first time. Many of our modern myths (and ancient ones) have drawn from this text.