King Arthur in America (Athurian Studies)
Edition: Reissue edition
Publisher: University of Rochester Press
Published: May 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9780859915434
Subjects: Historical - Arthurian; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Celtic influences; American Literature (General); Special Subjects In Literature; Literary Criticism; History and criticism; General; American English; England; English; Literary studies: 19th century; Literary studies: from c 1900 -; Myths & mythology; USA; Ancient and Classical; Adaptations; American literature; Arthurian romances
Description: King Arthur in America analyzes the tremendous appeal of the Arthurian legends in America by examining the ways that Americans have found to democratize the Matter of Britain and to incorporate aspects of it not only into America's own mythologies but also into literature, film, social history, and popular culture.