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The quest for Arthur's Britain / edited by Geoffrey Ashe.

LIBRA DA152.5.A7 A827 1987 copy 2
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Ashe, Geoffrey.
Contributor:
Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Arthur, King--Homes and haunts--Great Britain.
Arthur.
Arthur, King.
Great Britain--Antiquities, Celtic.
Great Britain.
Celtic antiquities.
Britons--Kings and rulers--Folklore.
Britons.
Great Britain--History--To 1066.
History.
Arthurian romances--Sources.
Arthurian romances.
Genre:
Sources.
Penn Provenance:
Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copies 1 & 2)
Physical Description:
xiii pages, 1 unnumbered page, 238 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 64 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, plans, genealogical table ; 22 cm
Place of Publication:
Chicago, Ill. : Academy Chicago Publishers, [1987]
Summary:
The story of Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is the chief myth of Britain. But is it something more than myth? Solid facts have emerged through the recent work of archaeologists. This book examines the historical foundations of the Arthurian tradition, and then presents the results of excavations to date at Cadbury (reputed site of Camelot), Tintagel, Glastonbury and less-known places.
Contents:
The Visionary Kingdom / Geoffrey Ashe
The Arthurian Fact / Geoffrey Ashe
Romance and Reality in Cornwall / C. A. Ralegh Radford
Wales in the Arthurian Age / Leslie Alcock
Glastonbury Abbey / C. A. Ralegh Radford
Glastonbury Tor / Philip Rahtz
Cadbury: is it Camelot? / Leslie Alcock and Geoffrey Ashe
Extending the Map / Geoffrey Ashe
Life in the Arthurian Age / Geoffrey Ashe with Jill Racy
Arthur and English History / Geoffrey Ashe
The New Matter of Britain / Geoffrey Ashe.
Notes:
Reprint. Originally published: New York : Praeger, 1968.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-218) and index.
Local Notes:
Gotham Book Mart Collection copies 1 & 2 are 2000 reprint of first 1987 Academy Chicago printing.
ISBN:
0897332873
9780897332873
OCLC:
16525156

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