Mythology of the British Isles by Geoffrey Ashe
Recounting stories and legends from the dark centuries of British prehistory to the 9th century AD - tales of giants and fairies, druids and saints, King Lear, King Arthur and Old King Cole - Ashe shows how they interrelate and take on fresh significance from historical and archaelogical research.
'Ashe tells the myths, traces their descent and looks for the historical realities behindHe does it so well that he neither deflates nor debunks. His reader will look at landscape and literature again with fresh eyes.' Tablet; 'A sober, scholarly tour of the native legends, from Old King Cole to Tristan and Isolde' - New Statesman and Society
Considered by many to be the premier Arthurian scholar in the world today, Geoffrey Ashe is a writer and lecturer specialising in early British history and mythology, and in particular the legends of Glastonbury where he lives. He is a member of the International Arthurian Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780413771995 |
| ISBN 10 | 0413771997 |
| Title | Mythology of the British Isles |
| Author | Geoffrey Ashe |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Methuen Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2002-04-25 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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