| Arthurian Literature I Contributor(s): Barber, Richard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0859910814 ISBN-13: 9780859910811 Publisher: Boydell & Brewer OUR PRICE: $99.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1981 Annotation: (The series) epitomises what is best in Arthurian scholarship today.' ZEITSCHRIFT FR ROMANISCHE PHILOLOGIE Since the first volume in 1982, edited by Richard Barber, Arthurian Literaturehas appeared annually. Its original purpose was to offer a forum for long scholarly articles on all aspects - literary, historic, and artistic - of the Arthurian legend in Europe in the medieval and early modern periods, and bibliographical studies of all periods. Under new editors, whose first volume is Arthurian Literature 12 (1993), that original intention has been expanded to include shorter items of under 5000 words, along with the regular Updates to earlier volumes. All articles are refereed, and ArthurianLiterature/ has become the year-book of serious Arthurian scholarship. An indispensable component of any historical or Arthurian library.' NOTES AND QUERIES |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Literary Collections | Medieval - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval |
| Dewey: 820.935 |
| Series: Arthurian Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.96 lbs) 184 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The series] epitomises what is best in Arthurian scholarship today.' ZEITSCHRIFT F R ROMANISCHE PHILOLOGIE Since the first volume in 1982, edited by Richard Barber, Arthurian Literaturehas appeared annually. Its original purpose was to offer a forum for long scholarly articles on all aspects - literary, historic, and artistic - of the Arthurian legend in Europe in the medieval and early modern periods, and bibliographical studies of all periods. Under new editors, whose first volume is Arthurian Literature 12 (1993), that original intention has been expanded to include shorter items of under 5000 words, along with the regular Updates to earlier volumes. All articles are refereed, and ArthurianLiterature has become the year-book of serious Arthurian scholarship. An indispensable component of any historical or Arthurian library.' NOTES AND QUERIES |
Contributor Bio(s): Barber, Richard: - Richard Barber has published widely on medieval history. The Knight and Chivalry won the 1971 Somerset Maugham Award. His other major interest is historical biography with books on Henry Plantagenet and the Black Prince. His most recent book is Edward III and the Triumph of England: The Battle of Crécy and the Order of the Garter. |