King Arthur: 10 Books of Tales & Myths about the Legendary King of Camelot gathers a rich, diachronic archive of Arthurian imagination, tracing Camelot through medieval romance, Victorian poetry, children's retelling, and modernized mythic narration. The collection ranges from chivalric quests and enchantments to tragic meditations on loyalty, desire, kingship, and national destiny. Episodes of the Round Table, the Grail, Merlin's counsel, and Arthur's final loss acquire distinct tonal registers: heroic, elegiac, moral, and wonder-filled. Its inclusion of foundational prose romance alongside poetic and popular adaptations makes the volume an illuminating record of how a legendary matter continually renews itself. The contributing writers represent several decisive moments in the English-language transmission of Arthurian tradition. Thomas Malory's shaping of disparate medieval materials provides a central narrative inheritance, while Alfred Tennyson's Victorian recasting brings psychological gravity and ethical reflection to the legend. Howard Pyle, T. W. Rolleston, James Knowles, Richard Morris, and Maude L. Radford participate in the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century revival of medieval subjects for broad readerships. Together, these voices reveal Arthuriana as both literary canon and living cultural mythology. Recommended for students, general readers, and lovers of myth, this volume offers an exceptional opportunity to compare forms, periods, and interpretive purposes within one accessible gathering. Its varied treatments invite readers to consider why Camelot remains enduringly compelling, while fostering dialogue between romance, poetry, history, and retelling.
King Arthur : An Arthurian Anthology of Camelot, Excalibur, Merlin, the Grail, and the Round Table
Geschreven door Howard Pyle en Richard Morris en anderen
