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Layamon's Arthur: The Arthurian Section of Layamon's Brut (University of Exeter Press - Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies)
W.R.J Barron
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Paperback. Layamon's Brut is a landmark in English literature, the precursor of a Arthurian literature, from Malory to Tennyson and on to our time. This book demonstrates the fundamental strength of a native culture which survived over the years the French dominance to re-emerge as a fusion of a national tradition and continental influences. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 362 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DNF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 630.
Layamon's Brut is a landmark in English literature, the first major work in English after the Norman Conquest, and the precursor of a rich Arthurian literature, from Malory to Tennyson and on to our own time. This edition combines a fully-edited version of the original text with a close parallel prose translation, together with a lengthy Introduction, textual notes and a full and up-to-date bibliography.Written c.1200-1220, the Brut develops the themes of its principal source, Robert Wace's Roman de Brut, itself a version of Geoffrey of Monmouth's bestseller, the Historia Regum Britanniae, in a metre and idiom reminiscent of Old ... Read more
Layamon's Brut is a landmark in English literature, the first major work in English after the Norman Conquest, and the precursor of a rich Arthurian literature, from Malory to Tennyson and on to our own time. This edition combines a fully-edited version of the original text with a close parallel prose translation, together with a lengthy Introduction, textual notes and a full and up-to-date bibliography.Written c.1200-1220, the Brut develops the themes of its principal source, Robert Wace's Roman de Brut, itself a version of Geoffrey of Monmouth's bestseller, the Historia Regum Britanniae, in a metre and idiom reminiscent of Old ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Series
Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies
Condition
New
Weight
572 g
Number of Pages
362
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780859896856
SKU
V9780859896856
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About W.R.J Barron
S.C. Weinberg is a senior lecturer in English Language and medieval English literature at the University of Manchester. Her other books include Poetry of John Gower: Selections (Carcanet, 1983). W.R.J. Barron was Senior Research Fellow in the School of English, University of Exeter. He was President of the International Arthurian Society (British Branch) and Director of its Vinaver Trust. His ... Read more
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