Contributor
Kibler, William W., 1942- editor.
Imprint:Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
Descriptionv, 293 pages ; 26 cm
Note:Part 1: Arthurian epic. -- Geoffrey of Monmouth. Historia Regum Britanniae (History of the Kings of Britain): a selection / translated by Douglas McFarland -- Wace. Roman de Brut (The romace of Brutus): a selection / translated by R. Barton Palmer -- Lawman. Brut: a selection / translated by R. Barton Palmer -- Part 2: Arthurian romance. -- Arthur in early Wales / Culhwch and Olwen / translated by Craig Davis -- Chretien de Troyes. Perceval (The story of the Grail) / translated by William W. Kibler -- Perlesvaus (Le haut livre du Graal): selections / translated by William W. Kibler -- La Queste del Saint Graal (The quest of the holy grail): selections / translated by R. Barton Palmer -- La mule sans frein (The girl with the mule) / translated by William W. Kibler.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-287) and index.
Note:"This volume offers newly translated texts that exemplify the two most important traditions of Arthurian literature in the Middle Ages. These selections emphasize the connection between secular and religious understandings of chivalry that is the most distinctive quality of medieval Arthurian romance. Useful as a classroom text, the volume provides material for a semester's worth of study"-- Provided by publisher.
