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The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Arthurian Legends

by Ronan Coghlan · 1991

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A study of Arthurian romance and legend which draws together the different strands of Arthurian myth, from sources as diverse as Geoffrey of Monmouth, Malory, Chretien de Troyes, the Mabinogion, and the English Gawain cycles.

Subject
historyliterary criticism
Genre
folkloremythologymyths and folklorefantasyhistorical fiction
Themes
Arthurianart
Setting
medievalBritishEngland
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 256 pages

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