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" An Arthurian reader : "
selected and edited by John Matthews.
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BL
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847916
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| Title & Author
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An Arthurian reader : : selections from Arthurian legend, scholarship, and story /\ selected and edited by John Matthews.
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| Publication Statement
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Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England :: Aquarian Press ;New York, N.Y. :: Distributed by Sterling Pub. Co.,, 1988.
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351 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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0850307783
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: 0850309093
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: 185274040X
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: 9780850307788
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: 9780850309096
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: 9781852740405
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| Notes
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Distributor from label on title page.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-351).
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| Contents
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pt. 1: The matter of Britain. The finding of Merlin / Harold Massingham -- 'Merlin and Grisandole' -- Merlin / Walter Stein -- 'The early days of Arthur' / Geoffrey of Monmouth -- Arthurian localities / J.S. Stuart-Glennie -- 'Arthur and Accolon' / Sir Thomas Malory -- pt. 2: The search for the grail. Mystic gleams from the holy grail / Francis Rolt-Wheeler -- 'The high history of the holy grail' -- The secret heresy of the middle ages / Hannah Closs -- The grail & the rites of Adonis / Jessie L. Weston -- 'Gawain at the grail castle' -- The secret school of the holy grail / A.E. Waite -- pt. 3: The realm of the imagination. The life of Sir Aglovale de Galis / Clemence Houseman -- 'Sir Gawain and the green knight' -- Medraut and Gwenhwyvar / Edward Frankland -- Guinevere and Lancelot / Arthur Machen -- 'Arthur of little Britain' -- Merlin and Vortigern / Katherine M. Buck -- 'Morte Arthure' -- Beyond the blue septentrions / Fiona Macleod.
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| Abstract
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Presents a cross-section of speculation, both scholarly and esoteric, some supported by cross references, while others contain astonishing tales of the Arthurian world.
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Arthur
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Arthur
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Arthur
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Arthurian romances-- History and criticism.
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Arthurian romances.
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Arthurian romances.
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| Dewey Classification
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398/.352
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809/.93351
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| LC Classification
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PN685.A69 1988
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Matthews, John,1948-
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