Description: Historia Regum Britannie of Geoffrey of Monmouth II : The First Variant Version : A Critical Edition, Hardcover by Wright, Neil (EDT), ISBN 0859912124, ISBN-13 9780859912129, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A critical edition based on the eight known First Variant manuscripts, the prime source of Wace's Roman de Brut. Geoffrey's `history' of the British from their first colonisation of the island under Brutus to the late 7th century AD was one of the most influential works of the 12th century, and introduced to a wider audience central figures in English literature, including King Arthur and King Lear. `Wright's long introduction is a model of meticulousness and thoroughness...a fine study and edition...In a previous review I called Wright's edition of the vulgate text ``an auspicious beginning'' to a series that promised to become the standard scholarly treatment of Geoffrey's Historia...That promise is being kept.' Lister M. Matheson, SPECULUM April 1991 A critical edition based on the eight known First Variant manuscripts, the prime source of Wace's Roman de Brut. Geoffrey's `history' of the British from thier first colonisation of the island under Brutus to the late 7th century AD was one of the most influential works of the 12th century, and introduced to a wider audience central figures in English literature, including King Arthur and King Lear.
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Book Title: The Historia Regum Britannie of Geoffrey of Monmouth : the First Variant Version
Number of Pages: 335 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer, The Limited
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 1988
Topic: Europe / Great Britain / Norman Conquest to Late Medieval (1066-1485), Ancient & Classical
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Literary Collections, History
Item Weight: 20.3 Oz
Author: Neil Wright
Item Length: 9.5 in
Item Width: 6.4 in
Book Series: Historia Regum Britannie Ser.
Format: Hardcover
