LEADER 03060nam 2200493 450 001 9910792747103321 005 20230213233015.0 010 $a0-292-74963-5 024 7 $a10.7560/734272 035 $a(CKB)3710000001085524 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4825861 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4825861 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11507326 035 $a(OCoLC)1022779690 035 $a(NjHacI)993710000001085524 035 $a(DE-B1597)587140 035 $a(OCoLC)1286807533 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292749634 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001085524 100 $a20180226h19681968 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aGuy of Warwick /$feditor, William B. Todd 210 1$aAustin, [Texas] :$cUniversity of Texas Press,$d1968. 210 4$dİ1968 215 $a1 online resource (193 pages) $cillustrations 300 $aIncludes index. 311 0 $a0-292-74229-0 311 0 $a0-292-73427-1 330 $aThe story of Sir Guy, once as familiar as the tales of King Arthur, is now largely forgotten.Originally composed about 1240 A.D., this heroic romance early circulated in countless manuscripts, first in poetic, then in expanded prose form. Later, in 1525, the extended version was printed in French, and later still, in 1821, it was rendered into English. That last essential act unfortunately served little purpose, since the translation was thereafter available only to successive descendants of the family that prepared it. In 1959, however, The University of Texas acquired this unique translation, followed by a copy of the rare 1525 issue in 1963, and with both texts rejoined now offers, through William B. Todd, one final service: an edition for present readers.So rescued from oblivion, Guy of Warwick emerges as a grand exemplum of chivalric conduct. Perhaps even more than Arthur, or Launcelot, or Galahad, the hero is a very proper knight, displaying at once all the mundane attributes of nobility: unswerving loyalty to kin, kith, and king; the ready rescue of damsels in distress; the prompt dispatch of dragons, giants, or other enemies of the realm--and in aftertime exhibiting also all the spiritual qualities of true gentility: defense of the faith against every infidel, mortification of the flesh, and final withdrawal to a hermitage. Thus Guy may rightly deserve not only his early accolade as the "Hercules of England" but also some measure of the tribute usually reserved for a patron saint. However regarded, this knight's exploits must necessarily rank as one of the great "matters of Britain" and again become an essential part of Western cultural heritage. 606 $aGuy of Warwick (Legendary character)$vRomances 615 0$aGuy of Warwick (Legendary character) 676 $a821.1 702 $aTodd$b William B. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910792747103321 996 $aGuy of Warwick$93749375 997 $aUNINA