Author: Wace
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192871269
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
This volume provides an accessible, English prose translation of Wace's Roman de Brut, in which Arthur appears for the first time as king of the Britons.
Roman de Brut
Author: Wace
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192871269
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
This volume provides an accessible, English prose translation of Wace's Roman de Brut, in which Arthur appears for the first time as king of the Britons.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192871269
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
This volume provides an accessible, English prose translation of Wace's Roman de Brut, in which Arthur appears for the first time as king of the Britons.
Roman de Brut
Author: Wace
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
"This is an editions and translation of the first extant vernacular 'history' of Britain, by the Norman-French cleric Wace. His verse chronicle was in turn a translation, from the Latin prose of Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain (c. 1138). It traces British history, part factual, part fictional, stretching from Brutus., the eponymous founder of the nation, up to seventh century, when Anglo-Saxon invaders took control of the island. Some well-known stories appear here for the first time, such as that of King Lear and the earliest full-blown 'biography' of King Arthur. The Normans were keen to discover, and where they could not discover, invent, the history of the land they had conquered. Geoffrey's work filled that need, and Wace continued the process by making such history still more accessible and memorable, putting it into French verse and presenting it to Eleanor of Aquitaine, the cultivated wife of his king, in 1155. This volume provides the French text en face, revised from Ivor Arnold's 1938 edition and restoring many readings from his base manuscripts. It includes a full introduction by the translator." -- Publisher's description
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
"This is an editions and translation of the first extant vernacular 'history' of Britain, by the Norman-French cleric Wace. His verse chronicle was in turn a translation, from the Latin prose of Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain (c. 1138). It traces British history, part factual, part fictional, stretching from Brutus., the eponymous founder of the nation, up to seventh century, when Anglo-Saxon invaders took control of the island. Some well-known stories appear here for the first time, such as that of King Lear and the earliest full-blown 'biography' of King Arthur. The Normans were keen to discover, and where they could not discover, invent, the history of the land they had conquered. Geoffrey's work filled that need, and Wace continued the process by making such history still more accessible and memorable, putting it into French verse and presenting it to Eleanor of Aquitaine, the cultivated wife of his king, in 1155. This volume provides the French text en face, revised from Ivor Arnold's 1938 edition and restoring many readings from his base manuscripts. It includes a full introduction by the translator." -- Publisher's description
Master Wace, His Chronicle of the Norman Conquest from the Roman de Rou
Author: Wace
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
The History of the Norman People
Author: Wace
Publisher: Boydell Press
ISBN: 9781843830078
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Wace's Roman de Rou is both a valuable historical document and an important work of French literature. Composed during the 1160s and 1170s, it relates the origins of Normandy from the time of Hasting and Rollo (Rou) and continues as far as the battle of Tinchebray in 1106.
Publisher: Boydell Press
ISBN: 9781843830078
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Wace's Roman de Rou is both a valuable historical document and an important work of French literature. Composed during the 1160s and 1170s, it relates the origins of Normandy from the time of Hasting and Rollo (Rou) and continues as far as the battle of Tinchebray in 1106.
The Romance of Arthur
Author: Norris J. Lacy
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317341848
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 585
Book Description
The Romance of Arthur, James J. Wilhelm’s classic anthology of Arthurian literature, is an essential text for students of the medieval Romance tradition. This fully updated third edition presents a comprehensive reader, mapping the course of Arthurian literature, and is expanded to cover: key authors such as Chrétien de Troyes and Thomas of Britain, as well as Arthurian texts by women and more obscure sources for Arthurian romance extensive coverage of key themes and characters in the tradition a wide geographical range of texts including translations from Latin, French, German, Spanish, Welsh, Middle English, and Italian sources a broad chronological range of texts, encompassing nearly a thousand years of Arthurian romance. Norris J. Lacy builds on the book’s source material, presenting readers with a clear introduction to many accessible modern-spelling versions of Arthurian texts. The extracts are presented in a new reader-friendly format with detailed suggestions for further reading and illustrations of key places, figures, and scenes. The Romance of Arthur provides an excellent introduction and an extensive resource for both students and scholars of Arthurian literature.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317341848
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 585
Book Description
The Romance of Arthur, James J. Wilhelm’s classic anthology of Arthurian literature, is an essential text for students of the medieval Romance tradition. This fully updated third edition presents a comprehensive reader, mapping the course of Arthurian literature, and is expanded to cover: key authors such as Chrétien de Troyes and Thomas of Britain, as well as Arthurian texts by women and more obscure sources for Arthurian romance extensive coverage of key themes and characters in the tradition a wide geographical range of texts including translations from Latin, French, German, Spanish, Welsh, Middle English, and Italian sources a broad chronological range of texts, encompassing nearly a thousand years of Arthurian romance. Norris J. Lacy builds on the book’s source material, presenting readers with a clear introduction to many accessible modern-spelling versions of Arthurian texts. The extracts are presented in a new reader-friendly format with detailed suggestions for further reading and illustrations of key places, figures, and scenes. The Romance of Arthur provides an excellent introduction and an extensive resource for both students and scholars of Arthurian literature.
Layamon's Brut
Author: Layamon
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Layamon's Brut is a Middle English poem assembled and remold by the vicar Layamon. The Brut relates the history of Britain and is the main historiography created in English since the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Layamon's Brut is a Middle English poem assembled and remold by the vicar Layamon. The Brut relates the history of Britain and is the main historiography created in English since the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
A Companion to Wace
Author: Françoise Hazel Marie Le Saux
Publisher: DS Brewer
ISBN: 9781843840435
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Table of contents
Publisher: DS Brewer
ISBN: 9781843840435
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Table of contents
The Arthur of the English
Author: W R J Barron
Publisher: University of Wales Press
ISBN: 1786837404
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
This first comprehensive treatment of Arthurian literature in the English language up until the end of the Middle Ages is now available for the first time in paperback. English people think of Arthur as their own – stamped on the landscape in scores of place-names, echoed in the names of princes even today. Yet some would say the English were the historical Arthur’s bitterest enemies and usurpers of his heritage. The process by which Arthurian legends have become an important part of England’s cultural heritage is traced in this book. Previous studies have concentrated on the handful of chivalric romances, which have given the impression that Arthur is a hero of romantic escapism. This study seeks to provide a more comprehensive and insightful look at the English Arthurian legends and how they evolved. It focuses primarily upon the literary aspects of Arthurian legend, but it also makes some important political and social observations.
Publisher: University of Wales Press
ISBN: 1786837404
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
This first comprehensive treatment of Arthurian literature in the English language up until the end of the Middle Ages is now available for the first time in paperback. English people think of Arthur as their own – stamped on the landscape in scores of place-names, echoed in the names of princes even today. Yet some would say the English were the historical Arthur’s bitterest enemies and usurpers of his heritage. The process by which Arthurian legends have become an important part of England’s cultural heritage is traced in this book. Previous studies have concentrated on the handful of chivalric romances, which have given the impression that Arthur is a hero of romantic escapism. This study seeks to provide a more comprehensive and insightful look at the English Arthurian legends and how they evolved. It focuses primarily upon the literary aspects of Arthurian legend, but it also makes some important political and social observations.
The Cambridge History of French Literature
Author: William Burgwinkle
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521897866
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 823
Book Description
The most comprehensive history of literature written in French ever produced in English.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521897866
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 823
Book Description
The most comprehensive history of literature written in French ever produced in English.
King Arthur
Author: Edward Donald Kennedy
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780815304951
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780815304951
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.