{"product_id":"king-arthur-myth-making-and-history","title":"King Arthur: Myth-Making and History","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThis seminal new study explores how and why historians and writers from the Middle Ages to the present day have constructed different accounts of this well-loved figure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eN. J Higham offers an in-depth examintaion of the first two Arthurian texts: the \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eHistory of the Britons\u003c\/span\u003e and the \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eWelsh Annals\u003c\/span\u003e. He argues that historians have often been more influenced by what the idea of Arthur means in their present context than by such primary sources\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eKing Arthur: Myth-making and History \u003c\/span\u003eilluminates and discusses some central points of debate:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat role was Arthur intended to perform in the political and cultural worlds that constructed him?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow did the idea of King Arthur evolve?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat did the myth of Arthur mean to both authors and their audiences?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eKing Arthur: Myth-making and History\u003c\/span\u003e is fascinating reading for anyone interested in the origins and evolution of the Arthurian legend.","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Group","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42999896637520,"sku":"9780415483988B","price":36.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/en-ca\/products\/king-arthur-myth-making-and-history","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}