King Arthur Premium Collection gathers ten books that trace the Arthurian imagination from medieval romance to modernized legend, presenting Camelot as both historical puzzle and enduring cultural myth. Chivalric chronicle, prose romance, lyric poetry, antiquarian inquiry, and children's retelling coexist here, revealing how quests, betrayals, enchantments, and ideals of kingship have been repeatedly reshaped. The volume's juxtaposition of foundational narratives with historical discussion gives particular force to Arthur's double life as legendary sovereign and contested figure of the British past. Its contributors span markedly different literary moments and purposes. Thomas Malory supplies the great medieval consolidation of Arthurian matter; Alfred Tennyson represents the Victorian recasting of the legend through moral and poetic idealism; while Howard Pyle, Richard Morris, James Knowles, T. W. Rolleston, and Maude L. Radford bring scholarly, popular, and accessible retellings into dialogue. Together, these voices illuminate the medieval revival, Victorian medievalism, and the continued adaptation of Celtic and British traditions for new readerships. This collection is especially recommended for students, general readers, and Arthurian enthusiasts seeking breadth without sacrificing literary consequence. It offers an unusually rich opportunity to compare genres, periods, and interpretive assumptions within one volume, fostering a rewarding dialogue between romance, history, poetry, and cultural memory.
King Arthur Premium Collection : Legends, Grail Quests, and the Enduring World of Camelot
Écrit par Howard Pyle et Richard Morris et autres
