{"product_id":"arthur-between-england-and-wales-the-borderland-the-marches-and-the-medieval-matter-of-britain-9781836245148","title":"Arthur Between England and Wales: The Borderland, the Marches, and the Medieval Matter of Britain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eArthur between England and Wales\u003c\/em\u003e traces the development of the Arthurian legend from the early ninth century to the late fourteenth century through texts written in English, Welsh, Latin, and French by authors associated with the Anglo-Welsh borderlands. While Arthurian literature has long held pride of place in discussions of medieval identity and culture, the importance of the Anglo-Welsh borderlands (a distinctive community throughout the Middle Ages) on this tradition has gone underappreciated--until now. Through a diachronic, \u003cem\u003elongue-durée\u003c\/em\u003e comparative reading of Anglo-Welsh Arthurian border literature, this study argues that hitherto unrecognized border discourses underpin the central rhetorical tenets of medieval Arthurian literature, such as the creation of Britain as a tangible idea, the popularity of the Arthurian legend in medieval Europe, and the indelible connection of the Arthurian tradition to various--often competing--cultural identities. Centered around both recognizably canonical works of medieval literature (\u003cem\u003eSir Gawain and the Green Knight\u003c\/em\u003e, Geoffrey of Monmouth's \u003cem\u003eHistory of the Kings of Britain\u003c\/em\u003e, Laȝamon's \u003cem\u003eBrut\u003c\/em\u003e) alongside understudied works of Arthurian border literature (Nennius's \u003cem\u003eHistoria Brittonum\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFouke le Fitz Waryn\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBreuddwyd Rhonabwy\u003c\/em\u003e) and bolstered by novel reinterpretations of the historiographic record and the vibrant cultural networks and communities within the borderlands, this study reveals how these texts' origins \"between England and Wales\" is a crucial context for understanding medieval British culture and literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelbert, Daniel G.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Daniel Helbert teaches English and other European literatures at Young Harris College, where he also researches and writes about medieval English, Welsh, Latin, and French literature.","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52039789019410,"sku":"9781836245148","price":164.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6bf2299a-a88e-46a4-bf95-5deec63b7ac8.jpg?v=1771414189","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/arthur-between-england-and-wales-the-borderland-the-marches-and-the-medieval-matter-of-britain-9781836245148","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}