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The Landscape Of

KING ARTHUR

AUTHOR:            Geoffrey Ashe

PUBLISHED:      Grange Books, London. 1992

FORMAT:             Hb, 191pp, illus, biblio, index

CONDITION:        Used…ex-library book, so expect library stamps / marks / stickers.  Good, sound & clean condition

The partnership of Geoffrey Ashe and photographer Simon McBride has resulted in this fascinating approach to one of the most famous of legends.

Advances in archaeology and the re-appraisal of documents have opened up new perspectives for all who go in quest of its rich mythology and absorbing interest.

Arthur, Guinevere, Merlin, Lancelot, Camelot, Excalibur, Tristan and Isolde …are names rooted in British tradition and culture. Their stories have been recreated through the centuries, from the poets and romancers of France and Germany through the poetry of Tennyson and the music-drama of Wagner to successful stage and screen adaptations.

Local tales and folklore are spread over a vast stretch of territory, from Scotland through Northern England and Wales to Cornwall, and extending also into Brittany, where a great part of the legend is thought to have originated.

Here is a personal survey by one of the World’s leading Arthurian scholars of the chief locations associated with the legend.

And it not only recalls the stories but also describes the places in detail.


Chapters:

• Beginning At Glastonbury
• Search For Camelot
• Shapes In The Mist
• The Shifting Scene - Places & People
• The Track Of A Magician
• The King Himself
• Arthur's Destiny
• The Enduring Theme
• Principal Places & Natural Features

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