{"product_id":"king-arthur-myth-making-and-history-9780415483988","title":"King Arthur: Myth-Making and History","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): N. J. Higham\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Medieval\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis seminal new study explores how and why historians and writers from the Middle Ages to the present day have constructed different accounts of this well-loved figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eN. J Higham offers an in-depth examintaion of the first two Arthurian texts: the \u003cem\u003eHistory of the Britons\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eWelsh Annals\u003c\/em\u003e. He argues that historians have often been more influenced by what the idea of Arthur means in their present context than by such primary sources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKing Arthur: Myth-making and History\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates and discusses some central points of debate: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* What role was Arthur intended to perform in the political and cultural worlds that constructed him? \u003cbr\u003e* How did the idea of King Arthur evolve? \u003cbr\u003e* What did the myth of Arthur mean to both authors and their audiences? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKing Arthur: Myth-making and History\u003c\/em\u003e is fascinating reading for anyone interested in the origins and evolution of the Arthurian legend.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46929754161303,"sku":"9780415483988","price":2932.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780415483988.webp?v=1771601992","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/king-arthur-myth-making-and-history-9780415483988","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}