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Completed in 1136, The History of the Kings of Britain traces the story of the realm from its supposed foundation by Brutus to the coming of the Saxons some two thousand years later. Vividly portraying legendary and semi-legendary figures such as Lear, Cymbeline, Merlin the magician and the most famous of all British heroes, King Arthur, it is as much myth as it is history and its veracity was questioned by other medieval writers. But Geoffrey of Monmouth's powerful evocation of illustrious men and deeds captured the imagination of subsequent generations, and his influence can be traced through the works of Malory, Shakespeare, Dryden and Tennyson.

Completed in 1136, The History of the Kings of Britain traces the story of the realm from its supposed foundation by Brutus to the coming of the Saxons some two thousand years later. Vividly portraying legendary and semi-legendary figures such as Lear, Cymbeline, Merlin the magician and the most famous of all British heroes, King Arthur, it is as much myth as it is history and its veracity was questioned by other medieval writers. But Geoffrey of Monmouth's powerful evocation of illustrious men and deeds captured the imagination of subsequent generations, and his influence can be traced through the works of Malory, Shakespeare, Dryden and Tennyson.

Written shortly after the Norman conquest, Monmouth''s “Histories of the Kings of Britain” attempted to create, for the British people, a national epic. In this seminal volume, he constructed a mythical history for Britain through the retelling of traditional tales, in particular stories of King Lear and King Arthur. Geoffrey of Monmouth (1095–1155) was a British cleric. He was one of the key who helped develop British historiography and popularised the tales of King Arthur—of which he represents the primary source. Other notable works by this author include: “The History of the Kings of Britain”, “Prophecies of Merlin”, and “Life of Merlin”. This vintage book will appeal to those with an interest in the original tales of King Arthur and British legends in general. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Paphos Publishers offers a wide catalog of rare classic titles, published for a new generation.Histories of the Kings of Britain was written in the 12th century and tells the tale of the history of Britain.

THE writer considereth the truth of the matters which are recorded in the Historie of King Arthur concerning the site of the Island of Avalon and the family of Queen Morgan la Faye. He telleth how Morgan la Faye carried away King Arthur and his Round Table into Avalon; and how she made them pass the time there for many hundreds of years; how she put King Arthur to sleep; of the lodestone wall that she built round the island; and of the vision of the world beyond, which she saw from the top of the wall. He speaketh, by the way, of Government in Avalon; of the Game of Loaves and Fishes; and of the Rule of Let Be; after which he telleth of the enchantments whereby Morgan la Faye beguiled those Knights of the Round Table whom she brought to look upon the world from the top of the lodestone wall; of the Parliament which she caused them to call; and of the speeches which those Knights made in the Parliament concerning the Defence of Britain.

The King Arthur Super Pack is the most complete collection of Arthurian literature ever assembled. There are more than two thousand pages of amazing literature here. There are more than a dozen major works included in this collection, as well as a number of works of interest to Arthurian fans. Journey back in time to the days of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, when magic and chivalry ruled the land. Included in this omnibus edition are: ‘Le Morte D''Arthur’ by Sir Thomas Malory; ‘Idylls of the King’ by Lord Alfred Tennyson; ‘A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur''s Court’ by Mark Twain; ‘Erec et Enide’ by Chrétien de Troyes; ‘The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights’ by Sir James Knowles; ‘Stories of King Arthur''s Knights: Told to the Children’ by Mary MacGregor; ‘Stories of King Arthur and His Knights’ by U. Waldo Cutler; ‘King Arthur''s Knights: The Tales Re-Told for Boys & Girls’ by Henry Gilbert; ‘Stories from Le Morte D''Arthur and the Mabinogion’ by Beatrice Clay; ‘King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table’ by Rupert S. Holland; ‘The Marvellous History of King Arthur in Avalon’ by Geoffrey of Monmouth; ‘Gawayne and the Green Knight: A Fairy Tale’ by Charlton Miner Lewis; ‘Merlin’s Youth’ by George Parker Bidder; ‘Sir Gawain and the Lady of Lys’ translated by Jessie L. Weston; ‘Merlin the Enchanter’ by Thomas Wentworth Higginson; ‘King Arthur at Avalon’ by Thomas Wentworth Higginson; ‘Sir Lancelot of the Lake’ by Thomas Wentworth Higginson; ‘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight’ translated by Jessie Weston; ‘The Story of King Arthur and His Knights’ by Howard Pyle; ‘The Story of the Champions of the Round Table’ by Howard Pyle; ‘The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions’ by Howard Pyle; ‘The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur’ by Howard Pyle; ‘A Knyght Ther Was’ by Robert F. Young; ‘The Egyptian Maid or The Romance of the Water-Lily’ by William Wordsworth; ‘Merlin and Vivien’ by Lord Alfred Tennyson; ‘Merlin’s Song’ by Ralph Waldo Emerson; ‘Gawain and the Lady of Avalon’ by George Augustus Simcox; and ‘The Marriage of Sir Gawaine’ by Bishop Thomas Percy.

THE writer considereth the truth of the matters which are recorded in the Historie of King Arthur concerning the site of the Island of Avalon and the family of Queen Morgan la Faye. He telleth how Morgan la Faye carried away King Arthur and his Round Table into Avalon; and how she made them pass the time there for many hundreds of years; how she put King Arthur to sleep; of the lodestone wall that she built round the island; and of the vision of the world beyond, which she saw from the top of the wall. He speaketh, by the way, of Government in Avalon; of the Game of Loaves and Fishes; and of the Rule of Let Be; after which he telleth of the enchantments whereby Morgan la Faye beguiled those Knights of the Round Table whom she brought to look upon the world from the top of the lodestone wall; of the Parliament which she caused them to call; and of the speeches which those Knights made in the Parliament concerning the Defence of Britain.

Text and translation of key Arthurian text - a major source for scholars.Written in the 1130s, Geoffrey's imaginative history of the Britons from Brutus to Cadwallader, the first work to recount the woes of Lear and the glittering career of Arthur, rapidly became a bestseller in the British Isles and Francophone Europe, with over 200 manuscripts surviving. Yet no critical edition of the main version has appeared since 1929.This new text, for which 14 manuscripts have been collated in full, rests on a survey of the entire tradition; it is accompanied by a facing English translation, prepared especially for this volume. A comprehensive introduction discusses the status of variant versions, the shape of the main tradition, and many questions of editorial principle; critical notes analyse some problems raised by the transmitted text; and there is a full index of names.MICHAEL REEVE is 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.