Arthurian Handbook

Everything you ever wanted to know about King Arthur and his knights is covered in this fascinating volume: the origins of the Grail legend the Tristan and Isolde love story in opera and literature Spielberg's use of Arthurian motifs in <em>Star Wars </em> the depiction of Arthur in paintings the presentation of Camelot on the Broadway stage the twitting of the legend in <em>Monty Python and the</em> <em>Holy Grail</em> and much more.<br>This critical survey of Arthurian history and legend archaeology literature and the arts from the fifth century to the present provides an introduction for the general reader and a useful summary for the specialist. It offers both historical facts and key discussions on Arthurian subjects from post-Roman Britain to the most recent novels and films. There is a lengthy glossary of Arthurian characters motifs and places a chronology of major historical and literary items a guide to pronunciation and a full bibliography.<br><strong>What's new in</strong> <strong>the Second Edition: </strong>All the material has been revised and updated to 1996 since the original 1988 edition; The chapter on modern literature has been thoroughly revised with new material on writings from France Germany England and America; The coverage of King Arthur in the arts has entirely rewritten by one of the premier authorities in Arthurian studies. Brand-new geneological charts of the ancestry of Arthur and his family and the Grail kings and knights.; A fully up-to-date chronology; Many new illustrations.