18 books like The lyre of Orpheus

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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, 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, Arthurian romances

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table Phyllis Briggs · 1900 · 190p · ≈ 6h · Challenging King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table can refer to: Shares: Legends, Arthurian romances

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: Appreciation, Arthurian romances

The Complete Story of the Grail Chrétien de Troyes · 2015 · 634p · ≈ 21h · Moderate Taking the legends surrounding King Arthur and weaving in new psychological elements of personal desire and courtly manner, Chrétien de Troyes fashioned a new form of medieval Romance. The Knight of the Cart is the first telling of the adulterous relationship between Lancelot and Arthur’s Queen Guinevere, and in The Knight with the Lion Yvain neglects his bride in his quest for greater glory.… Shares: Legends, Arthurian romances

Merlin Henry Lovelich · 1900 · 739p · ≈ 24h · Challenging Merlin () is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a prophet and a magician, along with several other main roles. Shares: Legends, Arthurian romances

The tale of Sir Gawain Neil Philip · 1987 · ★ 3.6 · 102p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Sir Gawain is lying feverish and wounded in his tent outside of Lancelot's castle. As he dies, he tells his young squire the stories of the rise and fall of the noble knights of the round table. Gawain tells of Arthur's boyhood and of the wonderful moment when the young King drew the magic sword from the stone and claimed his kingdom. He tells of his own fight with the supernatural Green Knight.… Shares: Legends, Arthurian romances

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: Appreciation, Arthurian romances

Enemy of God Bernard Cornwell · 1996 · ★ 4.5 · 409p · ≈ 13h · Moderate The continuing story of Arthur, the second in a trilogy which began with THE WINTER KING. The novels bring Arthur and his world to vivid life. A man battling for his vision of the future in a brutal age, dragged down by suspicions and magics of the past, surrounded by intrigue, dependent on his skill at war and genius for leadership. Shares: Legends, Arthurian romances

The high history of the Holy Graal Anonymous · 1898 · 390p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Joseph Campbell, in his epic study The Masks of God places Wolfram's Parzival squarely on the dividing line between ancient and modern. Emma Jung, whose psychological insights are invaluable, identifies the Grail cycle as the beginning of the immanent spirituality of Christianity, in opposition to the more ancient transcendent view. Adolf Hitler considered the Hallows of the Grail to be an… Shares: Legends, Arthurian romances

The History of the Kings of Britain Geoffrey of Monmouth · 1973 · ★ 3.7 · 388p · ≈ 12h · Moderate The History of the Kings of Britain, by Geoffrey of Manmouth, with introduction by J. A. Giles. The Historia Regum Britanniae (English: The History of the Kings of Britain) is a pseudohistorical account of British history, written around 1136 by Geoffrey of Monmouth. It chronicles the lives of the kings of the Britons in a chronological narrative spanning a time of two thousand years, beginning… Shares: Legends, Arthurian romances

Merlín Stephen R. Lawhead · 1988 · ★ 4.0 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate He was born to greatness, the son of a druid bard and a princess of lost Atlantis. A trained warrior, blessed with the gifts of prophecy and song, he grew to manhood in a land ravaged by the brutal greed of petty chieftains and barbarian invaders. Merlin: Respected, feared and hated by many, he was to have a higher destiny. For it was he who prepared the way for the momentous event that would… Shares: Legends, Arthurian romances

Le roman breton Jean Frappier · 1952 · 130p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Shares: Legends, Arthurian romances

The quest of the Holy Grail Jessie L. Weston · 1913 · 162p · ≈ 5h · Challenging Published in 1965: In the following pages the author has endeavoured to give, as clearly and concisely as possible, a description of the literature composing the Grail cycle, an analysis of its content and a survey of the leading theories to which this perplexing body of romance has given rise. Shares: Legends, Arthurian romances

Le cycle du Graal Jean Markale · 1992 · 317p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "Jean Markale propose, dans le langage d'aujourd'hui, à partir des très nombreuses versions qu'il a suscitées, une reconstitution totale et chronologique du mythe du Graal, extraordinaire foisonnement de symboles et de réflexions, perc̦u souvent de fac̦on fragmentaire en raison même de l'abondance des textes et de la diversité des faits et des personnages évoqués."--Description de l'éditeur. Shares: Legends, Arthurian romances

Knightly legends of Wales Sidney Lanier · 1881 · 361p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Twelve episodes from the Mabinogion part of the fourteenth century manuscript entitled The red book of Hergest, a collection of medieval Welsh tales recounting the feats and exploits of King Arthur and other powerful kings, princes, and knights. Shares: Legends, Arthurian romances

The story of Sir Launcelot and his companions Howard Pyle · 1907 · ★ 5.0 · 340p · ≈ 11h · Challenging Follows Sir Launcelot of the Round Table as he rescues Queen Guinevere, fights in the tournament at Astolat and pursues other adventures. Shares: Legends, Arthurian romances

The Winter King Bernard Cornwell · 1995 · ★ 4.3 · 431p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Uther, the High King of Britain, has died, leaving the infant Mordred as his only heir. His uncle, the loyal and gifted warlord Arthur, now rules as caretaker for a country which has fallen into chaos - threats emerge from within the British kingdoms while vicious Saxon armies stand ready to invade. As he struggles to unite Britain and hold back the Saxon enemy, Arthur is embroiled in a doomed… Shares: Legends, Arthurian romances

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