Jean Markale: King of the Celts | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9780892814527 | King of the Celts | Arthurian Legends and Celtic Tradition | Markale

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Beschreibung

In a masterful blend of history, geography, and literature, Jean Markale re-creates the true King Arthur, the real-life Celtic warrior-hero who organized the resistance to the Saxon onslaught in fifth-century England. Markale's unsurpassed knowledge of Celtic history has enabled him to reconstruct for us the actual world in which King Arthur lived--its heros, its values, and its vicissitudes--and to define the position that Arthur occupied within it.

• Explains how the Arthurian ideals of knightly virtue and chivalry are at the heart of Western literature and thought

• Shows how the Celtic heritage continues to exert a unique formative power on our personal and moral concepts

Über den Autor

Jean Markale (1928-2008), was a poet, philosopher, historian, and storyteller, who spent a lifetime researching pre-Christian and medieval culture and spirituality. He was a former specialist in Celtic studies at the Sorbonne and author of more than 40 books, including The Celts: Uncovering the Mythic and Historic Origins of Western Culture, Merlin, and Women of the Celts.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

King of The Celts
Arthurian Legends and Celtic Tradition

Part 1 King Arthur in the Medieval World
1. Arthurian Literature
2. The Political Background
The Plantagenets
John of Salisbury
Glastonbury Abbey
Arthurian Chivalry
Part 2 King Arthur in the Celtic World
3. Britain in the Dark Ages
Roman Britain
Celtic Britain
The New Kings of Britain
4. King Arthur in History
5. The Arthurian Myth
The Political Aspect
The Theme of Sovereignty
The Unfaithful Queen
Arthur's Companions
Similar Legends
Arthur the God
6. The Early Saga of Arthur
Part 3 Waiting for Arthur
7. The Specific Qualities of the Celts
Roman Society and Celtic Society
The Contribution of the Celts
8. Arthur's Legacy
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	1993
Genre:	Importe , Religion & Theologie
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9780892814527
ISBN-10:	0892814527
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Markale, Jean
Auflage:	Original edition
Hersteller:	Inner Traditions/Bear & Company
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	226 x 152 x 23 mm
Von/Mit:	Jean Markale
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.11.1993
Gewicht:	0,431 kg