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Arthurian Literature in English Translation

The Arthurian Chronicles
(Medieval Academy Reprints for Teaching, 35)
Wace, et al / Paperback / Published 1996
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The Arthurian Legends : An Illustrated Anthology
~ Ships in 2-3 days~ Richard Barber / Paperback / Published 1994
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Arthurian Legends : An Illustrated Anthology
~ Ships in 2-3 days~ Richard W. Barber (Editor) / Hardcover / Published 1992
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Arthurian Romances (Everyman Library)
~ Ships in 2-3 days~Chretien De Troyes, D.D.R. Owen (Translator) / Paperback / Published 1993
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Arthurian Romances (Penguin Classics)
~ Ships in 2-3 days~Chretien De Troyes, et al / Paperback / Published 1991
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Three Arthurian Romances : Poems from Medieval France :
Caradoc, the Knight With the Sword, the Perilous Graveyard

(Everyman's Library (Paperback))
~ Ships in 2-3 days~ Ross G. Arthur (Translator) / Paperback / Published 1996
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The Arthur of the Welsh : The Arthurian Legend in Medieval Welsh Literature
Rachel Bromwich (Editor), et al / Hardcover / Published 1991
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An Introduction to Malory : Reading the Morte D' Arthur
(Arthurian Studies, 20) Vol 20
~ Ships in 2-3 days~Terence McCarthy / Paperback / Published 1991
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Handbooks, Reference Works & Dictionaries

The Arthurian Companion : The Legendary World of Camelot and the Round Table
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The Arthurian Companion contains over one thousand concise entries, cross-referenced and annotated. It is an alphabetical guide to the "who's who" of Arthurian legend, a "what's what" of famous Arthurian weapons and artifacts, and a "where's where" of geographical locations appearing in Arthurian literature. A chronology of Arthur's reign is included

An Arthurian Dictionary
Charles Moorman / Paperback / Published 1990
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The Arthurian Handbook
(Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, Vol. 1920.)
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Norris J. Lacy, et al / Paperback / Published 1997
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The Arthurian Handbook
(Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, Vol. 1920.)
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Norris J. Lacy, et al / Hardcover / Published 1997
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The Encyclopaedia of Arthurian Legends
~Ships in 2-3 days~ Ronan Coghlan / Hardcover / Published 1992
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Coghlan, an acknowledged authority on the Celtic tradition, has drawn together all the different strands of Arthurian myth from such various sources as Geoffrey of Monmouth, Malory, Chretian de Troyes, and the English Gawain cycles. He examines every character appearing in the myths in this comprehensive book on the Arthurian tales.

The Encyclopaedia of Arthurian Legends
~ Ships in 2-3 days~ Ronan Coghlan / Paperback / Published 1992
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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Arthurian Legends
Ronan Coghlan / Paperback / Published 1995
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See the description of the hardcover version above. The illustrations and period maps are truly gorgeous and add an extra dimension to the text.


The Pagan & Magical Arthur

Elements of The Arthurian Tradition
('Elements of ... ' Series)
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John Matthews / Paperback / Published 1997
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A very good introduction to the subject. Includes: The High King: Arthur in History and Myth; Merlin and the Prophecies of the Land: Vision and Enchantment at Camelot ; The Round Table: Adventure in the Forest of the Mind ; Goddesses and Guides: Morgan le Fay and the Otherworldly Women ; Lancelot and Tristan: True Love and Perfect Chivalry ; The Grail Quest: Spirituality and the Search for Absolutes ; Avalon and the Faery Realms: Paths to the Land Beyond ; The Unending Song: Arthur in the Modern World

The Elements of the Grail Tradition
('Elements of ... ' Series)
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John Matthews / Paperback / Published 1997
Our Price: $7.96 ~ You Save: $1.99 (20%)A very good introduction, like all the element series. An initial guide to the quest for the inner grail. Suitable for those new to the subject.

Paganism in Arthurian Romance
~ Ships in 2-3 days~ John Darrah / Paperback / Published 1998
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John Darrah makes a persuasive case for the existence of underlying pagan themes in the Arthurian Mythos, both in terms of heroes who have inherited the attributes of gods, and of episodes which reflect ancient religious rituals. His most original contribution to an unravelling of a pagan Arthurian past lies in his appropriation of the fascinating evidence of standing stones and pagan cultic sites. The magical attributes of stones are exemplified in prehistoric standing stones, the real counterparts of the perrons of the French romances. However, not all readers may agree with his conclusions. Includes:The Calendar of Arthurian Romance;The Challenge; Tournaments and the Spring Marriage;Healing Blood and the Dolorous Stroke. There are also usefull sections on the Geography of Arthurian Romance.

Celtic Myth and Arthurian Romance
~ Ships in 2-3 days~ Roger Sherman Loomis / Paperback / Published 1996
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King Arthur was not an Englishman, but a Celtic warrior according to Roger Loomis, whose special research into the background of the Arthurian legend has revealed findings which are both illuminating and highly controversial. Loomis sees the vegetarian goddess as the prototype of many damsels in Arthurian romance, and Arthur's knights as the gods of sun and storm. And Guenivere is the leading lady in a nature myth while her son Mordred plays the part of the Irish god Mider. Arthur himself is another form of the Maimed King, embodiment of the enfeebled forces of Nature awaiting spring. If Loomis' arguments are accepted, where does this leave the historic Arthur? Was Arthur a god from the beginning? It's probable that Arthur began as an historical figure, grew in stature in Welsh, Dumnonian and Breton myth and completed his ultimate persona by reigning supreme in European romance. Celtic Myth And Arthurian Romance is engaging reading and an important, original, and insightful contribution to Arthurian studies.

King of the Celts : Arthurian Legends and Celtic Tradition
~Ships in 2-3 days~Jean Markale / Paperback / Published 1993
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A reprint of the 1977 King Arthur, King of Kings, translated from the 1976 French edition. The prolific writer on things Celtic strips from Arthurian legend all he considers dross, and so reveals the original British warrior-hero who resisted the Saxons in the fifth century

The Little Book of Arthurian Wisdom
(Element's Lttle Book Series)
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John Matthews / Paperback / Published 1994
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A lovely collection of extracts of poetry and prose from the Arthurian tradition, beautifully illustrated. Makes a nice gift.


Miscellaneous

Malory's Book of Arms : The Narrative of Combat in Le Morte Darthur
(Arthurian Studies, 39)
Andrew Lynch / Hardcover / Published 1997
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Rather specialised reading of Malory from the point of view of the military historian, but fascinating to reconstructionists and others with an interest in weapons and tactics of the Elizabethan and mediaeval periods

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