Research Catalog

Title

A companion to Geoffrey of Monmounth / by Georgia Henley, Joshua Byron Smith.

Publication

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Henley, Georgia
• Smith, Joshua Byron

Description

xviii, 575 pages : color illustrations; 25 cm.

Summary

"A Companion to Geoffrey of Monmouth brings together scholars from a range of disciplines to provide an updated scholarly introduction to all aspects of his work. Arguably the most influential secular writer of medieval Britain, Geoffrey (d. 1154) popularized Arthurian literature and left an indelible mark on European romance, history, and genealogy. Despite this outsized influence, Geoffrey's own life, background, and motivations are little understood. The volume situates his life and works within their immediate historical context, and frames them within current critical discussion across the humanities. By necessity, this volume concentrates primarily on Geoffrey's own life and times, with the reception of his works covered by a series of short encyclopaedic overviews, organized by language, that serve as guides to further reading. Contributors are Jean Blacker, Elizabeth Bryan, Thomas H. Crofts, Siân Echard, Fabrizio De Falco, Michael Faletra, Ben Guy, Santiago Gutiérrez Garcia, Nahir I. Otaño Gracia, Paloma Gracia, Giorgia Henley, David F. Johnson, Owain Wyn Jones, Maud Burnett McInerney, Françoise Le Saux, Barry Lewis, Coral Lumbley, Simon Meecham-Jones, Paul Russell, Victoria Shirley, Joshua Byron Smith, Jaakko Tahkokallio, Hélène Tétrel, Rebecca Thomas, Fiona Tolhurst"--

Series Statement

Brill's companions to European history, 2212-7410 ; volume 22

Uniform Title

Brill's companions to European history ; v. 22.

Subject

• Geoffrey, of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph, 1100?-1154
• Historia regum Britanniae (Geoffrey, of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph)
• Historiography
• England > Historiography
• England

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Call Number

JFE 21-8193

ISBN

• 9789004405288
• 9004405283

LCCN

2019057692

OCLC

1129867693

Title

A companion to Geoffrey of Monmounth / by Georgia Henley, Joshua Byron Smith.

Publisher

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Brill's companions to European history, 2212-7410 ; volume 22

Brill's companions to European history ; v. 22.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Added Author

Henley, Georgia, editor.

Smith, Joshua Byron, editor.

Other Form:

Online version: A companion to geoffrey of monmounth Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2020. 9789004410398 (DLC) 2019057693

Research Call Number

JFE 21-8193