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‘The History of The Kings of Britain’, Written by Geoffrey of Monmouth
Chingford, London
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‘The History of The Kings of Britain’, Written by Geoffrey of Monmouth
It is difficult to say whether Geoffrey of Monmouth in writing his famous Historia Regum Britanniae, relied more on the old chroniclers or on a gift for romantic invention. However, leaving aside its merits as history, his heroic
Geoffery’s taste for quaint historical episodes, real or imaginary, and his varied style, which skilfully echoes every mood from quiet description to impassioned oratory, still lend living interest to this twelfth-century chronicle.
The cover shows King Arthus, a detail from a Frech manuscript in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris (Snark International)
Literature
History
Translated by Lewis Thorpe
Penguin Classics
Pages: 373
Geoffrey of Monmouth. (1966) The History of The Kings of Britain. England, Penguin Classics.
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