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Arthurian legend in the seventeenth century Roberta Florence Brinkley · 1932 · 228p · ≈ 7h · Challenging The study of the Arthurian legend in the 1600s has revealed almost no romance; the stories are more about the truth of Arthur’s existence and his exploits, with influence due to political bearing of the royalty versus parliament at the time. This fascinating study elucidates the differences between the stories of the seventeenth century and those more well-known now and looks at the development… Shares: Medievalism, Appreciation, Succession, Intellectual life

The Empty Throne Bernard Cornwell · 2014 · ★ 4.5 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "Britain, early tenth century AD: a time of change. There are new raids by the Vikings from Ireland, and turmoil among the Saxons over the leadership of Mercia. A younger generation is taking over. Æthelred, the ruler of Mercia, is dying, leaving no legitimate heir. The West Saxons want their king, but Uhtred has long supported Æthelflaed, sister to King Edward of Wessex and widow of Æthelred.… Shares: Succession, Kings and rulers, History

Tennyson's Idylls of the king Mungo William MacCallum · 1894 · 435p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Tennyson interprets the Arthurian myth as an epic poem, tracing the birth of a king; the founding, fellowship, and decline of the Round Table; and the king's inevitable departure. Shares: Medievalism, Adaptations, Arthurian romances, History and criticism

Essays on Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the king Harold Littledale · 1893 · 331p · ≈ 11h · Challenging This 1893 volume offers a collection of essays examining Tennyson's poem cycle on the Arthurian legend. This book was created from a scan of the original artifact, and as such the text of the book is not selectable or searchable. Shares: Medievalism, Adaptations, Arthurian romances, History and criticism

The Passing of Arthur Christopher Baswell · 1988 · 342p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Originally published in 1988, this volume contains papers from, and commissioned after, "The Passing of Arthur", a conference on Medieval and Renaissance Studies in November 1986. No Arthurian story is experienced without some foreknowledge of its end, which the text acknowledges through a complex range of methods. This collection takes this as its point of origin, suggesting that all such… Shares: Medievalism, Cycle d'Arthur, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

Prospectus and specimen of an intended national work John Hookham Frere · 1817 · 61p · ≈ 2h · Challenging The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century’s most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of… Shares: Kings and rulers, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

The Game A. S. Byatt · 1967 · ★ 4.0 · 286p · ≈ 9h · Moderate From the Booker Prize-winning author of Possession comes a novel portraying a sibling rivalry which compels us to reconsider the uses and misuses of imagination."Complex and thoughtful."—The Times Literary SupplementWhen they were little girls, Cassandra and Julia played a game in which they entered an alternate world modeled on the landscapes of Arthurian romance. Now the sisters are grown, and… Shares: Appreciation, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

A Glastonbury Romance John Cowper Powys · 1932 · 1120p · ≈ 37h · Challenging First published in 1932, here is John Cowper Powys's masterwork, an epic novel of terrific cumulative force and lyrical intensity. In it he interweaves the ancient with the modern as he probes the mystical and spiritual ethos of the small English village of Glastonbury and the effect upon its inhabitants of a mystical tradition from the most remote past of human history - the legend of the Grail… Shares: Appreciation, Adaptations, Arthurian romances

The Singing Sword (The Camulod Chronicles, Book 2) Jack Whyte · 1994 · ★ 4.4 · 624p · ≈ 20h · Moderate We know the legends: Arthur brought justice to a land that had known only cruelty and force; his father, Uther, carved a kingdom out of the chaos of the fallen Roman Empire; the sword Excalibur, drawn from stone by England's greatest king.But legends do not tell the whole tale. Legends do not tell of the despairing Roman soldiers, abandoned by their empire, faced with the choice of fleeing back… Shares: Adaptations, Arthurian romances, History

Modern Retellings of Chivalric Texts Gloria Allaire · 2018 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Published in 1999, the ten essays in this collection identify and examine reworkings of identifiable source texts from the medieval or Renaissance periods. The reasons for the modern adaptations depend variously on an individual author’s personal perspectives, the worldview of his or her society, and the individual’s place in it. The various chapters therefore address issues such as why a… Shares: Cycle d'Arthur, Arthurian romances, History and criticism

Spenser and the Table Round Charles Bowie Millican · 1932 · 237p · ≈ 7h · Challenging "I have aimed to assist those readers who may wish to look at the Faerie queene in its historical perspective, and to this end I have attempted to scan the Arthurian background of Tudor and Stuart England."--Preface. Shares: Medievalism, Adaptations, Arthurian romances, History and criticism

Arthurian triptych Charles Moorman · 1960 · 163p · ≈ 5h · Moderate ix, 163 p. 23 cm Shares: Medievalism, Adaptations, Arthurian romances, History and criticism

Blood and Oil Bradley Hope & Justin Scheck · 2020 · ★ 4.5 · 376p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Blood and Oil the explosive untold story of how Mohammed bin Salman and his entourage grabbed power in the Middle East and acquired a network of Western allies - including well-known US bankers, Hollywood figures, and politicians - all eager to help the charming and crafty crown prince. Through astonishing interviews with powerful insiders, Blood and Oil tells how MBS's cabal played the Saudi… Shares: Succession, Kings and rulers, History

Historia regum Britanniae Geoffrey of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph · 1585 · ★ 5.0 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Demanding Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia regum Britanniae is a sweeping Latin prose chronicle that fashions Britain's past from its Trojan founder Brutus to the seventh-century decline of native rule. Blending annalistic history, classical epic memory, biblical patterning, and Celtic legendary material, it gives enduring literary form to King Lear, Merlin's prophecies, and above all Arthur's imperial… Shares: Cycle d'Arthur, Histoire, Kings and rulers, Arthurian romances

Works Robert Louis Stevenson · 1800 · 10p · ≈ 20m · Challenging This book is a collection of works of this Swanston Edition in Twenty five Volumes of the Works of Robert Louis Stevenson. This literary contribution of works by Stevenson offers the tales and work written by him throughout his lifetime. Shares: Kings and rulers, Adaptations, Arthurian romances, English literature

The Holy Grail and other poems Alfred Lord Tennyson · 1870 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Challenging This book is Alfred Tennyson's poem about the Holy Grail. It contains illustrations from W.L. Taylor. Shares: Adaptations, Arthurian romances

Tennyson's The coming of Arthur Alfred Lord Tennyson · 1891 · 63p · ≈ 2h · Challenging Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets. Shares: Adaptations, Arthurian romances

King Arthur in history and legend William Lewis Jones · 1911 · 146p · ≈ 4h · Challenging This early 20th-century study of King Arthur attempts to trace the historical origins of the legendary tales. Shares: Arthurian romances, History and criticism

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