A Companion to Geoffrey of Monmouth.

"A Companion to Geoffrey of Monmouth brings together scholars from a range of disciplines to provide an updated scholarly introduction to all aspects of his work. Arguably the most influential secular writer of medieval Britain, Geoffrey (d. 1154) popularized Arthurian literature and left an in...

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Main Author:	Georgia Henley (Volume Editors)
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors:	Joshua Byron Smith
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Brill 2020.
Series:	Online access: Brill Brill Open e-Books. Online access: OAPEN DOAB Directory of Open Access Books.
Subjects:	Geoffrey, > of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph, > 1100?-1154. > Historia regum Britanniae. Historia regum Britanniae (Geoffrey, of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph) England > Historiography. History. Historiography. England. Electronic books.
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Summary:	"A Companion to Geoffrey of Monmouth brings together scholars from a range of disciplines to provide an updated scholarly introduction to all aspects of his work. Arguably the most influential secular writer of medieval Britain, Geoffrey (d. 1154) popularized Arthurian literature and left an indelible mark on European romance, history, and genealogy. Despite this outsized influence, Geoffrey's own life, background, and motivations are little understood. The volume situates his life and works within their immediate historical context, and frames them within current critical discussion across the humanities. By necessity, this volume concentrates primarily on Geoffrey's own life and times, with the reception of his works covered by a series of short encyclopaedic overviews, organized by language, that serve as guides to further reading. Contributors are Jean Blacker, Elizabeth Bryan, Thomas H. Crofts, Siân Echard, Fabrizio De Falco, Michael Faletra, Ben Guy, Santiago Gutiérrez Garcia, Nahir I. Otaño Gracia, Paloma Gracia, Giorgia Henley, David F. Johnson, Owain Wyn Jones, Maud Burnett McInerney, Françoise Le Saux, Barry Lewis, Coral Lumbley, Simon Meecham-Jones, Paul Russell, Victoria Shirley, Joshua Byron Smith, Jaakko Tahkokallio, Hélène Tétrel, Rebecca Thomas, Fiona Tolhurst".
Physical Description:	1 online resource
ISBN:	9789004405288 9004405283 9789004410398 9004410392