Corners of wraps are creased with some wear. Smalll chip to top of spine. ; For more then eight centuries, poets and writers have been telling stories about King Arthur. From lost legends and scraps of history, from facts and folklore, has been fashioned one of the greatest epics in all literature, full of the world's splendours, heroic loves and spiritual quests. This anthology is a celebration of the magical and mysterious world founded on the figure of an obscure Welsh princeling, of Arthur's exploits in literature, of his far-famed knights and their ladies, of all the high trappings of rom... View More...
Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Small scratch to front paper label. ; Garland Reference Library Of The Humanities; 8.6 X 5.7 X 1.0 inches; 316 pages View More...
Wraps have rubbing and minor soiling. Book has bumping to top of spine. Former owner's plate on ffep & inscription "reviewed for English Studies". Former owner's plate on ffep & inscription "reviewed for English Studies". Former owner's plate on ffep & inscription "reviewed for English Studies".; Commentary and glossary are in English. Text in Middle English. ; The Library of Literature; 257 pages View More...
Library barcode on ffep--however, no other library markings. Cloth has a tear along bottom of spine-- (2") but does not cut through the actual board. ; The essays in this volume offer a general overview and a number of detailed examinations of Arthur's fortunes, in two senses. First is the role of Fortune itself, often personified and consistently instrumental, in accounts of Arthur's court and reign. More generally the articles trace the trajectory of the Arthurian legend - its birth, rise and decline - through the middle ages. The final essay follows the continued turning of Fortune's wheel... View More...
A couple of small tears to DJ front panel and head of spine and with chipping to spine ends. DJ spine is discolored and price-clipped. Light wear to spine ends. Scholar's name on ffep (Peter H. Salus). Light tanning to pages. ; Contents: Segontium, Caer Seint, and Sinadon; Irish Origin and the Welsh Development of the Grail Legend; Chastiel Bran, Dinas Bran, and the Grail Castle; Bran the Blessed and Sone de Nausay; King Arthur and the Antipodes; Welsh Elements in Gawain and the Green Knight; The Combat at the Ford in the Didot Perceval; Morgain la Fée and the Celtic Goddesses; Spoils of Annwn... View More...
Soiling to front cover and light bumping to top of spine. Otherwise Near Fine condition. ; Examines the beginnings of Arthurian romance, centring on the first work in that tradition, Eric et Enide by Chretien de Troyes, and going as far south as Italy and as late as Malory View More...
Spine has been reinforced with clear tape. A bit of foxing to front wrap and textblock. ; History from the Sources; 8.4 X 5.8 X 0.4 inches; 256 pages View More...
Very light shelfwear. Glue Stains along inner hinges. Textblock has one small stain. ; With an Introduction containing Outlines of the History of the Legend of Merlin. Also Essays on Merlin the Enchanter and Merlin the Bard, & Arthurian Localities. O. S. 21 & 36. Pp 189-776; Early English Text Society; Vol. 2; 587 pages View More...
