Historia Regum Britannie of Geoffrey of Monmouth V
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Historia Regum Britannie of Geoffrey of Monmouth V by Neil Wright
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.
Wright's edition is remarkably thorough, deeply learned, and a pleasure to readSPECULUM[NW] meticulously edits and fluently translates an impressive mid-thirteenth century metrical paraphrase of Geoffrey's Historia[which] throws interesting light on the cultural interests and achievements of Cadioc and his houshold in one of Brittany's poorest sees. * ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW *
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| ISBN 13 | 9780859912143 |
| ISBN 10 | 0859912140 |
| Title | Historia Regum Britannie of Geoffrey of Monmouth V |
| Author | Neil Wright |
| Series | Historia Regum Britannie |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | D.S.Brewer |
| Year published | 1991-12-30 |
| Number of pages | 456 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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