Medieval Arthurian Epic and Romance: Eight New Translations

by R. Barton Palmer and William W. Kibler

Book Overview

This volume offers newly translated texts that exemplify the two most important traditions of Arthurian literature in the Middle Ages. Encompassing such key works such as Lawman's Brut and Wace's Romance of Brut, written in Middle English and Old French, respectively, the Arthurian Epic Tradition depends on Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain, written in Latin. Many modern readers are more familiar with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786447796
• ISBN13: 9780786447794
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.9" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher