King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table
By: Anne Berthelot.
Series: Discoveries; Discoveries (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
Subjects: Arthurian romances -- History and criticism.
Description: Who was King Arthur? Did he ever really live? And where do his legends come from? This book explores the historical King Arthur - perhaps Roman, perhaps Saxon, Breton, or Pictish - and the origins of the literary legends about him that have remained so popular throughout the centuries.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 152) and index.
Translated from the French original: Arthur et la Table ronde: La force d'une légende.