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Arthurianism in Early Plantagenet England - from Henry II to Edward I (Hardcover)
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Arthurianism in Early Plantagenet England - from Henry II to Edward I (Hardcover)
Series: Arthurian Studies
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First full-scale account of the use of the Arthurian legend in the
long twelfth century. The precedent of empire and the promise of
return lay at the heart of King Arthur's appeal in the Middle Ages.
Both ideas found fullness of expression in the twelfth century:
monarchs and magnates sought to recreate an Arthurian golden age
that was as wondrous as the biblical and classical worlds, but less
remote. Arthurianism, the practice of invoking and emulating the
legendary Arthur of post-Roman Britain, was thus an instance of
medieval medievalism. This book provides a comprehensive history of
the first 150 years of Arthurianism, from its beginnings under
Henry II of England to a highpoint under Edward I. It contends that
the Plantagenet kings of England mockingly ascribed a literal
understanding of the myth of King Arthur's return to the Brittonic
Celts whilst adopting for themselves a figurative and typological
interpretation of the myth. A central figure in this work is Arthur
of Brittany (1187-1203), who, for more than a generation, was the
focus of Arthurian hopes and their disappointment. CHRISTOPHER
MICHAEL BERARD is a Visiting Assistant Professor of English at
Providence College. He completed his PhD at the University of
Toronto's Centre for Medieval Studies.
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