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The Discovery of King Arthur

By Geoffrey Ashe

Book information

Publisher
Anchor Books
Year
1985
ISBN
0385190328, 9780385190329
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
23 MB (24432791 bytes)
Pages
XIV+226\272
Topic
Literature
Time added
2018-04-17 15:57:03

Description

From the great medieval romances to the works of T. H. White and Mary Stewart, King Arthur has inspired more works of fiction than almost any other legend. But what about the real King Arthur? In this exciting historical detective story, the distinguished historian Geoffrey Ashe cuts through the myths and proves Arthur not only existed, but was more like the Arthur of legend than historians ever suspected. Ashe first traces the myth of King Arthur to its roots in the twelfth-century writings of Geoffrey of Monmouth and shows how much of Geoffrey's fifth-century history was based on fact. Then, by challenging scholars' previous assumptions about where Arthur could he found, Ashe identifies the real King Arthur, and shows how his theory fits several strands of evidence. Finally, Ashe describes the growth of the Arthur myth, a myth which even in the twentieth century still holds us firmly in its spell.

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