Martin Jacques

2016 · rif. 54580 — Norwalk CT: Easton Press 2016. Limited edition. Hardcover. New in publisher's box and shrink wrap. Quarto 7½" x 9¾". 224 pp. The stories behind Arthur Lancelot Merlin and all the immortal legends. An expert account of where literature mythology and history meet. The factual basis behind the tales and how the characters stories and motifs developed over the centuries. An exclusive leather-bound edition iIllustrated with more than 180 artworks photographs and maps. Includes the original marketing brochure and Easton Press' Ex Libris. "King Arthur most probably never existed and if he did we know precious little about him and yet he is one of the most famous Britons while Excalibur and Camelot are perhaps the world's best known sword and castle and Hollywood doesn't tire of returning to the world of Arthurian romance--another major movie is to be released in 2016. So what's the truth behind King Arthur How did the legends take hold And why have they endured for so long Long before the Marvel Universe there was the universe of Arthurian romance and King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table examines the fact and the fiction behind Arthur Lancelot Merlin Guinevere Galahad among others as well as the quest for the Holy Grail. Beginning in the 12th century the book explores what factual basis there is for the tales and how the characters stories and motifs developed through histories epic poems and prose tellings. The book also charts the revived interest in Arthurian romance in the 19th century and considers how the tales still hold the popular imagination today. Illustrated with more than 180 color and black-and-white artworks and photographs and maps King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is an expertly written account of where literature mythology and history meet "--. Easton Press hardcover