Description: Further DetailsTitle: Historia Regum Britannie of Geoffrey of Monmouth VCondition: NewSubtitle: The Gesta Regum BritannieISBN-10: 0859912140EAN: 9780859912143ISBN: 9780859912143Publisher: D.S. BrewerFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 12/30/1991Description: A critical edition and translation of a 13th-century Latin poem from Brittany; a retelling of Geoffrey's History emphasising the tragic side of Britain's decline.The Gesta Regum Britannie, a Latin poem comprising nearly 5,000 hexameters, is a vital but little known witness to the reception of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britannie. Written shortly before the middle of the thirteenth century, the poem is dedicated to Cadioc, bishop of Vannes in Brittany, and so testifies to the Breton reaction to and enthusiasm for Geoffrey's popular pseudo-history. The poem also provides important evidence for the literary culture of thirteenth-century Brittany. Much in the poem is original and this new edition will bring it to a wider audience so that it may be read in conjunction with the more familiar vernacular verse versions of Geoffrey's Historia.NEIL WRIGHTis a SeniorMember of Wolfson College, Cambridge.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 234mmItem Length: 156mmContributor: Neil Wright (Edited by)Author: Neil WrightGenre: Poetry & DramaBook Series: Historia Regum BritannieItem Weight: 1gRelease Year: 1991 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Historia Regum Britannie of Geoffrey of Monmouth V
Title: Historia Regum Britannie of Geoffrey of Monmouth V
Subtitle: The Gesta Regum Britannie
ISBN-10: 0859912140
EAN: 9780859912143
ISBN: 9780859912143
Release Date: 12/30/1991
Release Year: 1991
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Contributor: Neil Wright (Edited by)
Series: Historia Regum Britannie
Book Title: Historia Regum Britannie of Geoffrey of Monmouth V: Gesta Regum Britannie
Number of Pages: 456 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer, The Limited
Topic: Ancient & Classical, Historical
Item Height: 1.4 in
Publication Year: 1991
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections
Item Weight: 29.8 Oz
Author: Neil Wright
Item Length: 9.5 in
Book Series: Historia Regum Britannie Ser.
Item Width: 6.5 in
Format: Hardcover
