04117nam 2200673 450 991046366520332120200520144314.00-89733-436-11-61373-209-0(CKB)2670000000570432(EBL)1811253(SSID)ssj0001399256(PQKBManifestationID)11799588(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001399256(PQKBWorkID)11450437(PQKB)10615947(MiAaPQ)EBC1811253(Au-PeEL)EBL1811253(CaPaEBR)ebr10953383(CaONFJC)MIL649524(OCoLC)892799161(EXLCZ)99267000000057043220141022h19971997 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCeltic myth and arthurian romance /Roger Sherman LoomisChicago, Illinois :Academy Chicago Publishers,1997.©19971 online resource (380 p.)Includes index.1-322-18260-4 1-61373-211-2 Front Cover; Title Page; Half Title; Copyright; Dedication; Table of contents; Book I. From Knights of the Round Table to Irish Gods; Chapter I: An Italian Sculpture and a Breton Tale; Chapter II. The Rape of the Flower Maiden; Chapter III. Celtic Story-channels and Story-ways; Chapter IV. Irish Gods of Sun and Storm; Book II. The Young God and the Old; Chapter V. Curoi, Gwri, and Gawain; Chapter VI. Yellow Son of Fair; Chapter VII. Moulds for Myths; Chapter VIII. Gareth and Lynete; Chapter IX. Lug, Lancelot, and Lot; Chapter X. Disenchantment by DecapitationChapter XI. The Porter of the Other WorldChapter XII. The Mule without a Bridle; Chapter XIII. The Giant Herdsman; Chapter XIV. Merlin the Shapeshifter; Book III. The Cult of the Grial; Chapter XV. The Ancestors of Galaad; Chapter XVI. The Grail Heroes; Chapter XVII. The Grail Castle; Chapter XVIII. Fisher King and Maimed King; Chapter XIX. Evalach, Avalon, and Morgan le Fay; Chapter XX. Kair Belli and Kaer Sidi; Chapter XXI. Sone de Nansai; Chapter XXII. The Siege Perilous; Chapter XXIII. The Grail and the Testing Horn; Chapter XXIV. The Treasures of the Tuatha DeChapter XXV. Balaain and GalaadChapter XXVI. The Mysteries of the Grail; Book IV. Brides of the Sun; Chapter XXVII. The Grail Damsels; Chapter XXVIII. The Goddesses of Samothrace; Chapter XXIX. The Hag Transformed; Chapter XXX. Proserpine and Febus; Book V. From Irish and Welsh Gods to a British Chieftain; Chapter XXXI. Knights of the Swan; Chapter XXXII. The Captive God; Chapter XXXIII. Gawain, Pope Gregory, and Mordred; Chapter XXXIV. The Gods and Geoffrey of Monmouth; Chapter XXXV. Arthur Mab Uter; Charts; List of Welch Names; List of Abbreviations; Index of Names<div>King Arthur was not an Englishman, but a Celtic warrior, according to Loomis, whose research into the background of the Arthurian legend reveals findings which are both illuminating and highly controversial. The author sees the vegetarian goddess as the prototype of many damsels in Arthurian romance, and Arthur''s knights as the gods of sun and storm. If Loomis''s arguments are accepted, where does this leave the historic Arthur?</div>Arthurian romancesHistory and criticismKings and rulers in literatureKnights and knighthood in literatureKnights and knighthoodMythology, Celtic, in literatureElectronic books.Arthurian romancesHistory and criticism.Kings and rulers in literature.Knights and knighthood in literature.Knights and knighthood.Mythology, Celtic, in literature.809.93351Loomis Roger Sherman169070MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463665203321Celtic myth and arthurian romance532660UNINA