The Resource King Arthur : myth-making and history, N.J. Higham
King Arthur : myth-making and history, N.J. Higham
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The item King Arthur : myth-making and history, N.J. Higham represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
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- Summary
- This seminal new study explores how and why historians and writers from the Middle Ages to the present day have constructed different accounts of this well-loved figure. N.J Higham offers an in-depth examintaion of the first two Arthurian texts: the History of the Britons and the Welsh Annals. He argues that historians have often been more influenced by what the idea of Arthur means in their present context than by such primary sourcesKing Arthur: Myth-making and History illuminates and discusses some central points of debate:* What role was
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 303 pages)
- Contents
-
- 1. A king out of time : Arthur in the twentieth century
- 2. The genesis of Arthur
- 3. Contested histories : Anglo-Saxons and Britons c. 730-830
- 4. Text in context : The Annales Cambriae c. 954
- 5. The rise and fall of the 'historical' Arthur
- 6. Postscript : the rhetorical Arthur
- Isbn
- 9781134614240
- Label
- King Arthur : myth-making and history
- Title
- King Arthur
- Title remainder
- myth-making and history
- Statement of responsibility
- N.J. Higham
- Subject
-
- Arthur, King
- Arthur, King
- Arthurian romances
- Arthurian romances -- Sources
- Britons -- Historiography
- Britons -- Historiography
- Britons -- Kings and rulers
- Britons -- Kings and rulers | Folklore
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- Folklore
- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- History -- To 1066 -- Historiography
- HISTORY
- History
- Mythology, British
- Mythology, British
- Mythology, Celtic
- Mythology, Celtic -- Great Britain
- Sources
- To 1066
- Historiography
- Historiography -- Great Britain
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This seminal new study explores how and why historians and writers from the Middle Ages to the present day have constructed different accounts of this well-loved figure. N.J Higham offers an in-depth examintaion of the first two Arthurian texts: the History of the Britons and the Welsh Annals. He argues that historians have often been more influenced by what the idea of Arthur means in their present context than by such primary sourcesKing Arthur: Myth-making and History illuminates and discusses some central points of debate:* What role was
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- UK-RwCLS
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Higham, N. J
- Dewey number
- 942.01/4
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DA152.5.A7
- LC item number
- H53 2002eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Arthur
- Britons
- Mythology, Celtic
- Historiography
- Arthurian romances
- Britons
- Mythology, British
- Great Britain
- Arthur
- HISTORY
- Arthurian romances
- Britons
- Britons
- Historiography
- Mythology, British
- Mythology, Celtic
- Great Britain
- Label
- King Arthur : myth-making and history, N.J. Higham
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-295) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- other
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. A king out of time : Arthur in the twentieth century -- 2. The genesis of Arthur -- 3. Contested histories : Anglo-Saxons and Britons c. 730-830 -- 4. Text in context : The Annales Cambriae c. 954 -- 5. The rise and fall of the 'historical' Arthur -- 6. Postscript : the rhetorical Arthur
- Control code
- 264442977
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 303 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781134614240
- Lccn
- 2001058586
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)264442977
- Label
- King Arthur : myth-making and history, N.J. Higham
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-295) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- other
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. A king out of time : Arthur in the twentieth century -- 2. The genesis of Arthur -- 3. Contested histories : Anglo-Saxons and Britons c. 730-830 -- 4. Text in context : The Annales Cambriae c. 954 -- 5. The rise and fall of the 'historical' Arthur -- 6. Postscript : the rhetorical Arthur
- Control code
- 264442977
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 303 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781134614240
- Lccn
- 2001058586
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)264442977
Subject
- Arthur, King
- Arthur, King
- Arthurian romances
- Arthurian romances -- Sources
- Britons -- Historiography
- Britons -- Historiography
- Britons -- Kings and rulers
- Britons -- Kings and rulers | Folklore
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- Folklore
- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- History -- To 1066 -- Historiography
- HISTORY
- History
- Mythology, British
- Mythology, British
- Mythology, Celtic
- Mythology, Celtic -- Great Britain
- Sources
- To 1066
- Historiography
- Historiography -- Great Britain
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