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Snyder, Christopher A. (Christopher Allen), 1966-
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Arthur, King.
Britons -- Kings and rulers -- Legends -- History and criticism.
Camelot (Legendary place)
Grail -- Legends -- History and criticism.
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Snyder, Christopher A. (Christopher Allen), 1966-
Arthur, King.
Britons -- Kings and rulers -- Legends -- History and criticism.
Camelot (Legendary place)
Grail -- Legends -- History and criticism.
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The world of King Arthur / Christopher Snyder ; original illustrations by Samuel Valentino.
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Snyder, Christopher A. (Christopher Allen), 1966-
Thames & Hudson, 2011.
Call #:
942
.014
S675w
Subjects
Arthur, King.
Britons -- Kings and rulers -- Legends -- History and criticism.
Camelot (Legendary place)
Grail -- Legends -- History and criticism.
ISBN:
0500289042
9780500289044
Description:
192 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-185) and index.
Contents:
I. Introduction: Who Was Arthur? -- Arthur, Myth and Reality -- Sources of Evidence -- An Outline History -- Timeline -- II. Background: Britons And Romans -- Prehistoric Britain -- The Iron Age -- The Roman Conquest of Britain -- The Coming of Christianity -- Late Roman Britain -- III. The Age Of Arthur (AD 400-600) -- Tyrants and the End of Roman Britain -- The Historical Evidence -- Inscriptions -- The Archaeological Evidence -- The Peoples of Post-Roman Britain -- The Britons -- The Picts -- The Irish -- The Saxons -- IV. The Chronicles Of The Britons -- Patrick and Gildas -- The Welsh Annals -- The History of the Britons -- Geoffrey of Monmouth -- V. The Legends Of The Britons -- The Pseudo-Chronicles -- The Welsh Tradition -- The Breton Material -- The French Romances -- The Perceval-Grail Tradition -- The Tristan Tradition -- Arthurian Tradition and the Medieval World -- The Late Medieval English Tradition -- VI. Monarchy, Chivalry And The Return Of Arthur -- The Plantagenets -- The Tudors and the Stuarts -- The Victorian Revival -- VII. The Quest For Camelot -- The Historical Arthur -- Merlin and Myrddin -- In Search of the Holy Grail -- VIII. Conclusion: An Age Of Arthur -- Modern Arthurian Fiction -- Arthurian Films and Television -- Arthurian Music -- The Once and Future King.
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Valentino, Samuel.
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