The New Arthurian Encyclopedia: New edition (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities)
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (974 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0815323034 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 654 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Customer said A must have for any collection.. This is the new, updated edition of The New Arthurian Encyclopedia published in hardcover in 1991. As with the older version, it provides more than 500 new entries that cannot be found in the 1986 Arthurian Encyclopedia. The update also contains a A must have for any collection. A Customer This is the new, updated edition of The New Arthurian Encyclopedia published in hardcover in 1991. As with the older version, it provides more than 500 new entries that cannot be found in the 1986 Arthurian Encyclopedia. The update also contains a 40-page section compiling the various addendums that have appeared in The Arthurian Yearbook since 1991. It is disappointing to note, h. 0-page section compiling the various addendums that have appeared in The Arthurian Yearbook since 1991. It is disappointing to note, h. "Basic to all serious study on the topic" according to J. Angus Macdonald. If you are serious about studying the Arthurian legends, you need this book. If you have no other reference work, this should be the one on your shelf. Lacy & Co. deserve heaps of praise on their heads for this volume! It covers aspects of the legends themselves in differing countries and in different eras. It covers art work. It covers music. It covers particular characters. It c. Good, but huge Kevin L. Nenstiel This work's primary selling point is that it's very complete. And its biggest drawback is that it's very complete. There's more material in this volume than you can ever put to use. You come away from a straight read feeling overwhelmed, and you come away from a skimming or a search by subject feeling like you missed something. Still, if you're looking for specific material on som
Thompson"This completely revised and expanded editionis very impressiveOf interest to general readers and long-awaited by specialists, this is highly recommended for academic and public libraries."-Library Journal "A significant contribution to the literature and research on King Arthur and his time."-American Reference Books Annual
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