ISBN:
9780415213059
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (313 p)
Additional Information:
Rezensiert in Barber, Richard King Arthur. Myth-making and history. By N. J. Higham. Pp. xi+303 incl. 39 figs. London–New York: Routledge, 2002. £25. 0 415 21305 3 2004
Parallel Title:
Print version King Arthur : Myth-Making and History
DDC:
398.352
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Abstract:
This highly original study provides an essential insight into why the Arthurian myth has caught the imagination of so many people. Fascinating reading for anyone interested in the origins and evolution of the Arthurian legend
Description / Table of Contents:
Front Cover; King Arthur; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; I. A King out of Time: Arthur in the twentieth century; Arthur comes of age; Arthur in the spotlight; Conclusion; II. The Genesis of Arthur; Being 'British': The political and ideological context; Alternative ideologues and British authority; Prototype Arthurs; Bears and gods; Conclusion; III.Contested Histories: Anglo-Saxons and Britons c. 730-830; Bede and the Britons; Welsh-Mercian interactions; Reclaiming the past: Writing British history in the early ninth century
Description / Table of Contents:
The Historia Brittonum: Authorship and purposeBritons, Trojans and Romans; Vortigern and the adventus Saxonum; St Patrick and Arthur; Arthur and the Old Testament; Arthur's battles; The image of Arthur; The English historical framework; Conclusions; The Pillar of Eliseg; IV. Text in Context: The Annales Cambriae c. 954; England, Wales and the Vikings; Heroic poetry; Y Gododdin; Asser; The Armes Prydein; The Annales Cambriae; Conclusions; V. The Rise and Fall of the 'Historical' Arthur; The Arthurian legend to c. 1100; Arthur as cultural icon; Arthur as royal cult; Arthur in question
Description / Table of Contents:
The fall of King ArthurConclusion; VI. Postscript: The Rhetorical Arthur; Bibliography; Index
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Description based upon print version of record
