Since their first appearance, the three volumes of "The Romance of Arthur" have become the standard anthologies of Arthurian literature. Now, combined into a single convenient volume, the New, Expanded Edition of "The Romance of Arthur" covers nearly a thousand years of translated texts in a broad range of genres, from the early chronicles and Welsh verse through Sir Thomas Malory. A new section on lyrics has been added. The translations from Latin, French, German, Spanish, Welsh, Middle English, and Italian were freshly done for the original anthologies and have now been updated. As before, complete text are presented whenever possible.
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Good Overview of the Arthurian Legend, with some flaws,
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This review is from: The Romance of Arthur: An Anthology of Medieval Texts in Translation (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, Vol. 1267) (Paperback)
This is a useful anthology. If you want to learn some basics about the Arthurian legend, or if you want to teach a class on it, this is the best book to buy. It's fairly comprehensive, with the exception noted below, and the translations are readable, though seldom the best available. It's nice to see some of the unusual stories like "The Saga of the Mantle" and "The Rise of Gawain."The collection's major flaw is its omission of any Grail text. I have to supplement this book with Nigel Bryant's translation of Robert de Boron (Merlin and the Grail, from Boydell and Brewer). We could certainly do without all the Tristan and Isolde texts (which are only marginally Arthurian anyway). The other flaw, though less grave, is the paucity of the selection from Malory. He really deserves greater prominence than he gets in this anthology, and the selection without proper context isn't very compelling.
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Great starting book,
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This review is from: The Romance of Arthur: An Anthology of Medieval Texts in Translation (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, Vol. 1267) (Paperback)
I originally got this book for a course, and it was my first taste of medeival lit. (beyond Beowulf and Canterbury tales, at least - but who didn't read those in twelth grade?). I found it an intriguing, well chosen compilation which showed the major evolutions of the Arthurian saga from the blood-thirsty early chronicals to the flowery romances and chivalry more commonly associated with the legend. The selected excerpts were of just the right length for reading in one sitting, and the introductions helped greatly in understanding them. Despite the fate of most books assigned for a class - I truly enjoyed this one.
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THE ROMANCE OF ARTHUR,
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This review is from: The Romance of Arthur: An Anthology of Medieval Texts in Translation (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, Vol. 1267) (Paperback)
James Wilhelm's "The Romance of Arthur" is an outstanding one-book resource for any student of Arthurian lore. Wilhelm's introductory notes are concise but helpful, and the selection of material is both varied and quite entertaining. There are not only widely familiar and vital core works such as The Knight of the Cart, The Romance of Tristan, Malory's Le Morte Darthur and the Prose Merlin, but more obscure masterpieces such as The Saga of the Mantle, the Rise of Gawain, and the Alliterative Morte Arthure--the last highlighted by some of the most powerful literary battles since Homer and a particularly moving scene of Arthur on his deathbed. An unqualified recommendation for any Arthurian library.
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The romantic legend of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table seems more and more to have had some foundation in history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
full noble knight, sayd the kyng, traitor knight, book saith, wit thou, thy lyfe, fair nephew, recreant knight, most noble king, noble fellowship, three barons, fair lords, mine uncle, unknown knight Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sir Lancelot, Sir Gawain, King Arthur, Sir Mordred, Knight of the Surcoat, King Mark, Sir Bors, Round Table, Sir Bedivere, Sir Gareth, Twrch Trwyth, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Sir Agravain, Sir Gawen, The Romance of Tristan, Sir Gaheris, Sir Kay, Green Knight, Sir Lucan, Uther Pendragon, Ysbaddaden Chief Giant, Dame Ragnelle, Sir Lionel, Sir Ector, New Year New!
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The romantic legend of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table seems more and more to have had some foundation in history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
full noble knight, sayd the kyng, traitor knight, book saith, wit thou, thy lyfe, fair nephew, recreant knight, most noble king, noble fellowship, three barons, fair lords, mine uncle, unknown knight Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sir Lancelot, Sir Gawain, King Arthur, Sir Mordred, Knight of the Surcoat, King Mark, Sir Bors, Round Table, Sir Bedivere, Sir Gareth, Twrch Trwyth, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Sir Agravain, Sir Gawen, The Romance of Tristan, Sir Gaheris, Sir Kay, Green Knight, Sir Lucan, Uther Pendragon, Ysbaddaden Chief Giant, Dame Ragnelle, Sir Lionel, Sir Ector, New Year New!
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- Le Morte D'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table (Signet Classics) by Sir Thomas Malory on 16 pages
- The History of the Kings of Britain (Penguin Classics) by Geoffrey of Monmouth on 7 pages
- The Arthurian Encyclopedia by Norris J. Lacy on 4 pages
- Tristan and Isolde: Gottfried von Strassburg (German Library) by Francis Gentry on page 202, and page 283
- The Wife of Bath (Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism) by Geoffrey Chaucer on page 467, and page 468
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- Elizabeth I: Always Her Own Free Woman by Carole Levin on page 211, and Back Matter
- Arthurian Literature and Christianity: Notes from the Twentieth Century (Garland Library of Medieval Literature) by Peter Meister in Back Matter
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