The Arthurian Encyclopedia (The King Arthur Library) [Paperback]

Norris J. Lacy (Editor)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This monumental work involves over 50 scholars and contains a wide range of entries in the arts (visual arts, music, television, and film); Arthurian characters; history, legend, and archaeology; themes, motifs, and objects; and a wealth of literatures (Celtic, Dutch, medieval English, postmedieval English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hispanic, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian/Serbo-Croatian, Scandinavian, Tagalog, and Yiddish). Its clear introduction, good select bibliography, bibliographies under many entries, cross-references, and illustrations make it a useful reference for both specialist and general reader. Indeed, it is a work worthy of the greatest and most international of legends. Essential. Carolyn M. Craft, English, Philosophy, & Foreign Languages Dept., Longwood Coll., Farmville, Va.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 649 pages
• Publisher: Peter Bedrick Books (October 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0872261646
• ISBN-13: 978-0872261648
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,484,229 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Sourcebook for Arthurian Literature, December 5, 2008

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K. Murphy "Fortune favors the Bold" (The thriving metropolis of Masury, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Arthurian Encyclopedia (Paperback)

This is probably one of the single most authorative Arthurian sourcebooks I have ever seen, giving detailed information on thousands of ballads, epics, manuscripts, fairy tales, poems, novels, plays, and movies concerning Arthur and his knights, in virtually every language and culture conceivable from Hebrew to Welsh to Tagalog. There is also a smattering of black-and-white drawings throughout, and some entries pretaining to the historical basis of the Arthurian Cycles, all of which are accurate and informative.

3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great guide to anything about Arthur common or obscure., June 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Arthurian Encyclopedia (The King Arthur Library) (Paperback)

This is a large and detailed guide to anything related, however remotely, to the Arthurian legend. It gives photos, drawings,and bibliographies,list of entries, and a list of places that cover the subject of Arthur. This is a wonderful resource for anyone interested in the legend of King Arthur.