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sabsey's review against another edition
5.0
Insightful and fascinating, this books is a really succinct and (somewhat) in depth discussion of the origins of Arthur: both the legend and the historical figure. I highly enjoyed it, the writing is very accessible (and often humorous) and the author's love and research for this topic shows.
There are chapters dedicated to each character and how they are represented and changed over time, there's discussions of the different influential works to the Arthurian legend, as well as how the legend has changed and why. Context is everything, and the author more than delivered.
The author is very careful to differentiate between the history and myth of the Arthur figure/legend, and it was so fascinating to watch her examine & dissect the two from each other.
It was occasionally repetitious, but this served for me to help remember key facts and dates more than anything else.
I'd highly recommend it to anyone interested in history, especially to do with English or the Dark Ages, or even if you just have a general interest in literature or Arthurian myth.
There are chapters dedicated to each character and how they are represented and changed over time, there's discussions of the different influential works to the Arthurian legend, as well as how the legend has changed and why. Context is everything, and the author more than delivered.
The author is very careful to differentiate between the history and myth of the Arthur figure/legend, and it was so fascinating to watch her examine & dissect the two from each other.
It was occasionally repetitious, but this served for me to help remember key facts and dates more than anything else.
I'd highly recommend it to anyone interested in history, especially to do with English or the Dark Ages, or even if you just have a general interest in literature or Arthurian myth.
sabsey's review
5.0
Insightful and fascinating, this books is a really succinct and (somewhat) in depth discussion of the origins of Arthur: both the legend and the historical figure. I highly enjoyed it, the writing is very accessible (and often humorous) and the author's love and research for this topic shows.
There are chapters dedicated to each character and how they are represented and changed over time, there's discussions of the different influential works to the Arthurian legend, as well as how the legend has changed and why. Context is everything, and the author more than delivered.
The author is very careful to differentiate between the history and myth of the Arthur figure/legend, and it was so fascinating to watch her examine & dissect the two from each other.
It was occasionally repetitious, but this served for me to help remember key facts and dates more than anything else.
I'd highly recommend it to anyone interested in history, especially to do with English or the Dark Ages, or even if you just have a general interest in literature or Arthurian myth.
There are chapters dedicated to each character and how they are represented and changed over time, there's discussions of the different influential works to the Arthurian legend, as well as how the legend has changed and why. Context is everything, and the author more than delivered.
The author is very careful to differentiate between the history and myth of the Arthur figure/legend, and it was so fascinating to watch her examine & dissect the two from each other.
It was occasionally repetitious, but this served for me to help remember key facts and dates more than anything else.
I'd highly recommend it to anyone interested in history, especially to do with English or the Dark Ages, or even if you just have a general interest in literature or Arthurian myth.
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