Layamon's Arthur

by Layamon and W. R. J. Barron

Book Overview

Layamon's Brut is a landmark in English literature, the first major work in English after the Norman Conquest, and the precursor of a rich Arthurian literature, from Malory to Tennyson and on to our own time. This edition combines a fully-edited version of the original text with a close
parallel prose translation, together with a lengthy Introduction, textual notes and a full and up-to-date bibliography.Written c.1200-1220, the Brut develops the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859896854
• ISBN13: 9780859896856
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.3"