The Arthur of the English Poets (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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How English poets turned a Celtic and French legend into a national story

A sweeping study of how Arthurian legend was reimagined by English writers, from medieval to modern times, and why the tale endures in culture and literature. This book traces the journey from its early roots to its English transformations, showing how poets and thinkers shaped Arthur into a distinctly English hero. It examines major writers and works, from Geoffrey and Layamon to Malory, Spenser, and Tennyson, and even touches on later adaptations in drama and music. Through close reading, it reveals how each era reinterprets the legend to reflect its own language, politics, and imagination, while preserving the enduring core of the Round Table.

• Follow the evolution of Arthurian stories as they move from Celtic and French sources into English narration.
• See how key authors—Malory, Layamon, Geoffrey, Spenser, and Tennyson—reframe the legend for their times.
• Explore the shifting roles of knights, love, fate, and the Grail in shaping a national myth.
• Learn how later artists and composers, including Wagner, engaged with the Arthurian tale.

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