King Arthur's enchantresses Morgan and her sisters in Arthurian tradition /
King Arthur: the very name summons visions of courtly chivalry and towering castles, of windswept battlefields and heroic quests, and above all of the charismatic monarch who dies but who one day shall return again. The Arthurian legend lives on as powerfully and enduringly as ever. Yet there is an...
| Основен автор: | Larrington, Carolyne. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London ; New York :
I.B. Tauris,
2006.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=174502 |
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Print version::
King Arthur's enchantresses. |
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King Arthur: the very name summons visions of courtly chivalry and towering castles, of windswept battlefields and heroic quests, and above all of the charismatic monarch who dies but who one day shall return again. The Arthurian legend lives on as powerfully and enduringly as ever. Yet there is an aspect to this myth which has been neglected, but which is perhaps its most potent part of all. For central to the Arthurian stories are the mysterious, sexually alluring enchantresses, the spellcasters and mistresses of magic who wield extraordinary influence over Arthur's life and destiny, bestrid. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (264 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-252) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781429453684 1429453680 9780857714060 0857714066 |