Layamon's Brut, Vol. II Text (lines 8021-end)

by Layamon, George Leslie Brook

"Layamon's Brut is a landmark in English literature; the first major work in English after the Norman Conquest, and the precursor of a rich Arthurian literature, from Malory to Tennyson and on to our own time." "Written c1200-1220, the Brut develops the themes of its principal source, Robert Wace's Roman de Brut, itself a version of Geoffrey of Monmouth's bestseller, the Historia Regum Britanniae, in a metre and idiom reminiscent of Old English. It demonstrates the fundamental strength of a native culture which survived two centuries of French dominance to re-emerge as a fusion of national tradition and continental influences." This edition combines a fully edited version of the original text of the Arthurian section of the Brut with a close parallel prose translation and includes textual notes and a commentary. In their revised Introduction, Ray Barron and Carole Weinberg take account of scholarship since their edition first appeared in 1989; they also extend and update the Bibliography.

442 pages, Hardcover

First published July 19, 2015

About the author

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Layamon, English poet, circa 1205 wrote The Brut , the first account of knights of Arthur, king.

Layamon, occasionally notable author of the 12th century and the early 13th century, worked the language to discuss the legends of the Round Table.

Layamon describes a priest, lived at Areley Kings in Worcestershire. He provided numerous later inspiration for Sir Thomas Malory and Jorge Luis Borges and affected medieval history.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layamon