One of the finest narrative poems of the Middle Ages translated in its entirety by a recognized authority on the poem. This volume represents an important chapter in the evolution of the Arthurian legend. It is marked as an epic poem by its celebration of battle and conquest and its unsentimental depiction of combat and death.

About the Author
Valerie Krishna is Professor of English at City College in New York. She is the author of The Alliterative Morte Arthure: A Critical Edition (1976), the poem in the original Middle English, with introduction, critical and textual notes, and glossary.

Reviews
...the translation should nonetheless be welcome to those college students of all levels and those general readers who have a sophisticated interest in Arthurian romance. -- Russell Hope Robbins, SUNY Albany * CHOICE *
...lively, readable, accurate, and altogether an excellent piece of work, which gives the reader a good flavor of the original poem. -- Russell Hope Robbins, SUNY Albany
...lively, readable, accurate, and altogether an excellent piece of work, which gives the reader a good flavor of the original poem. -- Russell Hope Robbins, SUNY Albany
...the translation should nonetheless be welcome to those college students of all levels and those general readers who have a sophisticated interest in Arthurian romance. -- Russell Hope Robbins, SUNY Albany * CHOICE *



Book Information
ISBN 9780819130365
Author Valerie Krishna
Format Paperback
Page Count 114
Imprint University Press of America
Publisher University Press of America
Weight(grams) 195g
Dimensions(mm) 215mm * 138mm * 11mm