The History of the Kings of Britain
by Geoffrey of Monmouth (Author); Thorpe, Lewis (Translator); Thorpe, Lewis (Introduction by)Edition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1977-01-01
Publisher(s): Penguin Classics
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Summary
Completed in 1136, The History of the Kings of Britain traces the story of the realm from its supposed foundation by Brutus to the coming of the Saxons some two thousand years later. Vividly portraying legendary and semi-legendary figures such as Lear, Cymbeline, Merlin the magician and the most famous of all British heroes, King Arthur, it is as much myth as it is history and its veracity was questioned by other medieval writers. But Geoffrey of Monmouth's powerful evocation of illustrious men and deeds captured the imagination of subsequent generations, and his influence can be traced through the works of Malory, Shakespeare, Dryden and Tennyson.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | 9 | (29) | |||
| 1. Geoffrey's Purpose | 9 | (1) | |||
| 2. Who was Geoffrey of Monmouth? | 10 | (4) | |||
| 3. Geoffrey's Sources | 14 | (5) | |||
| 4. The Work Itself | 19 | (5) | |||
| 5. Geoffrey the Artist | 24 | (4) | |||
| 6. Geoffrey of Monmouth down the Centuries | 28 | (3) | |||
| 7. Editions of the Historia | 31 | (2) | |||
| 8. Earlier Translations | 33 | (1) | |||
| 9. This Translation | 34 | (2) | |||
| 10. Acknowledgements | 36 | (2) | |||
| Notes to the Introduction | 38 | (8) | |||
| Short Bibliography of Works Used in the Introduction and in the Notes | 46 | (4) | |||
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50 | (1) | |||
| Dedication | 51 | (2) | |||
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53 | (22) | |||
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75 | (32) | |||
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107 | (42) | |||
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149 | (21) | |||
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170 | (16) | |||
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186 | (26) | |||
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212 | (50) | |||
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262 | (23) | |||
| Time Chart | 285 | (6) | |||
| Index | 291 |
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