King of the Celts: Arthurian Legends and Celtic Tradition

by Markale, Jean
ISBN: 9780892814527
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Overview

In a masterful blend of history, geography, and literature, Jean Markale re-creates the true King Arthur, the real-life Celtic warrior-hero who organized the resistance to the Saxon onslaught in fifth-century England. Markale's unsurpassed knowledge of Celtic history has enabled him to reconstruct for us the actual world in which King Arthur lived--its heros, its values, and its vicissitudes--and to define the position that Arthur occupied within it.

- Explains how the Arthurian ideals of knightly virtue and chivalry are at the heart of Western literature and thought

- Shows how the Celtic heritage continues to exert a unique formative power on our personal and moral concepts

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Markale, Jean
  • ISBN: 9780892814527
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.90 x 0.90
  • Number Of Pages: 320
  • Publication Year: 1993