King Arthur: The Making of the Legend - Hardcover

Higham, Nicholas J.

 
9780300210927: King Arthur: The Making of the Legend
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0300210922 ISBN 13: 9780300210927
Verlag: Yale University Press, 2018

Inhaltsangabe

A prominent scholar explores King Arthur’s historical development, proposing that he began as a fictional character developed in the ninth century

According to legend, King Arthur saved Britain from the Saxons and reigned over it gloriously sometime around A.D. 500. Whether or not there was a “real” King Arthur has all too often been neglected by scholars; most period specialists today declare themselves agnostic on this important matter. In this erudite volume, Nick Higham sets out to solve the puzzle, drawing on his original research and expertise to determine precisely when, and why, the legend began.
 
Higham surveys all the major attempts to prove the origins of Arthur, weighing up and debunking hitherto claimed connections with classical Greece, Roman Dalmatia, Sarmatia, and the Caucasus. He then explores Arthur’s emergence in Wales―up to his rise to fame at the hands of Geoffrey of Monmouth. Certain to arouse heated debate among those committed to defending any particular Arthur, Higham’s book is an essential study for anyone seeking to understand how Arthur’s story began.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

N. J. Higham is professor emeritus in history at the University of Manchester. He is the author or co-author of many distinguished works including The Anglo-Saxon World.

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Verlag
Yale University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2018
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0300210922
ISBN 13 
9780300210927
Einband
Tapa dura
Anzahl der Seiten
392
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