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King Arthur : myth-making and history / / N.J. Higham
| King Arthur : myth-making and history / / N.J. Higham |
| Autore | Higham N. J. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (313 p.) |
| Disciplina | 942.01/4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Britons - Kings and rulers
Mythology, Celtic - Great Britain Historiography - Great Britain Arthurian romances Britons - Historiography Mythology, British |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-134-61429-2
1-280-10863-0 0-203-99402-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; King Arthur; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; I. A King out of Time: Arthur in the twentieth century; Arthur comes of age; Arthur in the spotlight; Conclusion; II. The Genesis of Arthur; Being 'British': The political and ideological context; Alternative ideologues and British authority; Prototype Arthurs; Bears and gods; Conclusion; III.Contested Histories: Anglo-Saxons and Britons c. 730-830; Bede and the Britons; Welsh-Mercian interactions; Reclaiming the past: Writing British history in the early ninth century
The Historia Brittonum: Authorship and purposeBritons, Trojans and Romans; Vortigern and the adventus Saxonum; St Patrick and Arthur; Arthur and the Old Testament; Arthur's battles; The image of Arthur; The English historical framework; Conclusions; The Pillar of Eliseg; IV. Text in Context: The Annales Cambriae c. 954; England, Wales and the Vikings; Heroic poetry; Y Gododdin; Asser; The Armes Prydein; The Annales Cambriae; Conclusions; V. The Rise and Fall of the 'Historical' Arthur; The Arthurian legend to c. 1100; Arthur as cultural icon; Arthur as royal cult; Arthur in question The fall of King ArthurConclusion; VI. Postscript: The Rhetorical Arthur; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450175203321 |
Higham N. J.
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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King Arthur : myth-making and history / / N.J. Higham
| King Arthur : myth-making and history / / N.J. Higham |
| Autore | Higham N. J. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (313 p.) |
| Disciplina | 942.01/4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Britons - Kings and rulers
Mythology, Celtic - Great Britain Historiography - Great Britain Arthurian romances Britons - Historiography Mythology, British |
| ISBN |
1-134-61428-4
1-134-61429-2 1-280-10863-0 0-203-99402-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; King Arthur; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; I. A King out of Time: Arthur in the twentieth century; Arthur comes of age; Arthur in the spotlight; Conclusion; II. The Genesis of Arthur; Being 'British': The political and ideological context; Alternative ideologues and British authority; Prototype Arthurs; Bears and gods; Conclusion; III.Contested Histories: Anglo-Saxons and Britons c. 730-830; Bede and the Britons; Welsh-Mercian interactions; Reclaiming the past: Writing British history in the early ninth century
The Historia Brittonum: Authorship and purposeBritons, Trojans and Romans; Vortigern and the adventus Saxonum; St Patrick and Arthur; Arthur and the Old Testament; Arthur's battles; The image of Arthur; The English historical framework; Conclusions; The Pillar of Eliseg; IV. Text in Context: The Annales Cambriae c. 954; England, Wales and the Vikings; Heroic poetry; Y Gododdin; Asser; The Armes Prydein; The Annales Cambriae; Conclusions; V. The Rise and Fall of the 'Historical' Arthur; The Arthurian legend to c. 1100; Arthur as cultural icon; Arthur as royal cult; Arthur in question The fall of King ArthurConclusion; VI. Postscript: The Rhetorical Arthur; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782942003321 |
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Higham N. J.
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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