The history of the kings of Britain : an edition and translation of De gestis Britonum (Historia regum Britanniae)
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The history of the kings of Britain : an edition and translation of De gestis Britonum (Historia regum Britanniae)
（Arthurian studies, 69）
Boydell Press, 2009, c2007
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Historia regum Britanniae
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Latin text with English translation on facing pages
Includes bibliographical references and index
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New translation of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Latin history - the first work to recount the woes of Lear and the glittering career of Arthur.
This imaginative history of the Britons, written in the twelfth century, is the first work to recount the woes of Lear and the glittering career of Arthur. It rapidly became a bestseller in the British Isles and Francophone Europe, with over 200 manuscripts surviving. Here, an authoritative version of the text is presented with a facing translation, prepared especially for the volume. It also contains a full introduction and notes.
MICHAEL REEVEis Kennedy Professor of Latin Emeritus at the Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge; Dr NEIL WRIGHT is a Senior Language Teaching Officer at the Faculty of History, University of Cambridge.
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