Studies and Notes in Philology and Literature, Vol. 10 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Studies and Notes in Philology and Literature, Vol. 10 The general object of this book, as the title indicates, is to Show what Arthurian material is contained in the European chronicles, especially in those of Great Britain and France. Somewhat more than two hundred chronicles (including those mentioned on page 177) are here treated, and they range in date from the middle of the sixth to the end of the sixteenth century. No one would claim for the chroni'cles an importance in Arthurian literature proportion ate to their number and the length of the period to which they belong, nevertheless, their contribution seems to me well worth considering, even apart from the fact that the M'ston'a of Geoffrey of Monmouth is to be reckoned among them. Some of my friends tell me also that the study may be of interest to historians for the side-light which it throws on the methods of the chroniclers. I have interpreted the term Arthurian material as including everything that appears in the pseudo-history of Britain from the accession of Constans, whom Geoffrey introduces as the son of the second Constantine and elder brother of Aurelius and Uther, to the death (or disappearance) of Arthur. At first thought this may seem to be beginning too early, but the discussion will make it clear, I think, that the stories of Arthur's immediate predecessors are too intimately connected with his own to be separated from it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.