Arthur in Medieval Welsh Literature
Author:   Oliver Padel
Publisher:   University of Wales Press
Edition:   Updated ed.
ISBN:  

9780708316894


Pages:   144
Publication Date:   13 December 2000
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained


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A fascinating survey of the numerous references to Arthur found in medieval Welsh literature emphasising the diverse literary genres used and the multifaceted portrayal of the character. New edition.

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Author:   Oliver Padel
Publisher:   University of Wales Press
Imprint:   University of Wales Press
Edition:   Updated ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.10cm
Weight:   0.372kg
ISBN:  

9780708316894


ISBN 10:   0708316891
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   13 December 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

Language:   Welsh

Table of Contents

Preface to the new edition Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. The Earliest Texts 3. Arthur's World: Culhwch and Pa Wr yw'r Porthor? 4. Other Texts of the Central Middle Ages 5. Three Dialogue Poems 6. The Matter of Britain 7. The Continuing Tradition 8. Some Arthurian Characters 9. Was there an Arthur of the Welsh? Select Bibliography

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Few scholars could have undertaken the present work with more success. The volume has the distinction of imposing order on enormously diverse texts, genres, and periods and is additionally controlled by Padel's judgement and fluid prose. It is never an entirely easy task for an expert in any field to change tone and level in order to write a book for non-experts. Padel has done so admirably in a work that is assured, accurate and eminently readable -Zeitschrift fr celtische Philologie


"'Although the title indicates that this is a book on Arthurian literature, any book on Arthur will have something to interest folklorists. This one, unlike so much which is published on this famous hero, is an excellent survey-cum-study, written with authority and assurance.' Folklore '...fills a major gap by providing a concise and easily digested introduction to Arthur as he appears in medieval Welsh literature...If this elegantly written and intelligent guide may be primarily intended for tyros, the freshness and perceptiveness with which the author approaches his subject is also sure to please the old salts.' Gwales.com ""Few scholars could have undertaken the present work with more success. The volume has the distinction of imposing order on enormously diverse texts, genres, and periods and is additionally controlled by Padel's judgement and fluid prose. It is never an entirely easy task for an expert in any field to change tone and level in order to write a book for non-experts. Padel has done so admirably in a work that is assured, accurate and eminently readable"" -Zeitschrift fr celtische Philologie"


Author Information

O. J. Padel was formerly Reader in Cornish and Celtic Studies in the University of Cambridge.

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