{"product_id":"introduction-to-british-arthurian-narrative","title":"Introduction to British Arthurian Narrative","description":"The legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table permeate our culture: we find them in novels, movie parodies, and even the American government. Yet beneath and before it all lies a deep literary tradition that has influenced history, art, and culture over the centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamining the legend at its very source, \u003cem\u003eAn Introduction to British Arthurian Narrative\u003c\/em\u003e covers over 400 years and discusses a broad range of romances, histories, and parodies written about King Arthur in Britain during the medieval period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe modern Anglo-American version of the Arthurian tale stems from Sir Thomas Malory's fifteenth-century compendium \u003cem\u003eLe Morte D'Arthur\u003c\/em\u003e, which was written at the end of the tale's first period of widespread popularity, which began in the early twelfth century. Susan Aronstein demonstrates that, as Arthur's transformation from a \"\"leader of battles\"\" in early histories, to a powerful chieftain in Welsh tales, and, finally, into England’s \"\"once and future king,\"\" at every point, these tales reflected the ongoing contest for sovereignty over the island of Britain-and the very definition of \"\"British.","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54260452360536,"sku":"9780813060323","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780813060323_e15e83cf-3b07-4559-9d41-7f54510b61a6.jpg?v=1777871713","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/introduction-to-british-arthurian-narrative","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}