Arthur in Medieval Welsh Literature (Updated)

by O.J. Padel

Although the legends of Arthur have been popular throughout Europe from the Middle Ages on, the earliest references to Arthur are actually found in Welsh literature, beginning with the Welsh-Latin Historia Brittonum, which dates from the ninth century. In Arthur in Medieval Welsh Literature, O. J. Padel provides a survey of medieval Welsh literary references to Arthur and emphasizes their importance to Arthurian studies as a whole. Padel...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0708326250
• ISBN13: 9780708326251
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Length: 111 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"