The Arthurian Handbook : Second Edition （2ND）

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The Arthurian Handbook : Second Edition （2ND）

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  • 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 456 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780815320814
  • DDC分類 398.352

Full Description

Everything you ever wanted to know about King Arthur and his knights is covered in this fascinating volume: the origins of the Grail legend, the Tristan and Isolde love story in opera and literature, Spielberg's use of Arthurian motifs in Star Wars , the depiction of Arthur in paintings, the presentation of Camelot on the Broadway stage, the twitting of the legend in Monty Python and theHoly Grail and much more.
This critical survey of Arthurian history and legend, archaeology, literature, and the arts from the fifth century to the present provides an introduction for the general reader and a useful summary for the specialist. It offers both historical facts and key discussions on Arthurian subjects, from post-Roman Britain to the most recent novels and films. There is a lengthy glossary of Arthurian characters, motifs, and places, a chronology of major historical and literary items, a guide to pronunciation, and a full bibliography.
What's new inthe Second Edition:All the material has been revised and updated to 1996 since the original 1988 edition; The chapter on modern literature has been thoroughly revised, with new material on writings from France, Germany, England, and America; The coverage of King Arthur in the arts has entirely rewritten by one of the premier authorities in Arthurian studies. Brand-new geneological charts of the ancestry of Arthur and his family and the Grail kings and knights.; A fully up-to-date chronology; Many new illustrations.

Contents

Origins * Early Arthurian Literature * Modern Arthurian Literature * Arthur in the Arts * Conclusion A Sampling of the Coverage Alfred, Lord Tennyson * Arthurian Places * Balin and Balan * Bards and Gods * Bleeding Lance * Book Illustration * Britons and Barbarians * Celtic Literature * Decorative Arts * Dutch Literature * Edmund Spenser * English and American Literature * Folklore * Geoffrey of Monmouth * German Literature * Gildas * The Historical Quest * Italian Literature * Lady of the Lake * Longborth * Manuscripts * Mark Twain * Merlin * Murals, Mosaics, Tiles; Painting and Drawing * Pendragon * Poetry * The Pre-Raphaelites * Radio and Television * Sculpture and Carving * Taliesin * Uther * Wild Hunt * William Morris * Woodcuts