{"title":"Geoffrey of Monmouth","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-history-of-the-kings-of-britain-paperback","title":"The History of the Kings of Britain - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eLittle is definitively known of the life and schooling of Geoffrey of Monmouth, but his extraordinary literary works have survived centuries as a testament to his legacy. Around the time of Geoffrey's life, the written Arthurian legends were mostly fragmentary and often incoherent. He therefore took on the task of creating the first full biographies of King Arthur and Merlin, which from that point on remained the quintessential source for all Arthurian legend tales. His finest work, \"The History of the Kings of Britain\", traces the reign of nearly a hundred British kings, beginning with the nation's mythical founder, Brutus. It is an imaginative and meticulously written masterpiece. Modeled after the  nied, one half of the work is devoted towards the first ten centuries of British history. The second half, comprising about two centuries, focuses primarily around King Arthur, the rise and fall of the Round Table, and the declining fortunes of Arthur's heirs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367066042591,"sku":"9781420940664","price":12.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/dob3ncQOMX9781420940664.webp?v=1789102297"},{"product_id":"the-history-of-the-kings-of-britain-an-edition-and-translation-of-the-de-gestis-britonum-historia-regum-britanniae-paperback","title":"The History of the Kings of Britain: An Edition and Translation of the de Gestis Britonum [Historia Regum Britanniae] - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis imaginative history of the Britons, written in the twelfth century, contains the first appearance of many mythical figures, King Lear and King Arthur among them. It rapidly became a  bestseller' across the British Isles and Europe: over 200 manuscripts survive. Here, an authoritative version of the text is presented with a facing translation, prepared especially for the volume. It also contains a full introduction and notes. MICHAEL REEVE is Kennedy Professor of Latin Emeritus at the Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge; Dr NEIL WRIGHT is a Senior Language Teaching Officer at the Faculty of History, University of Cambridge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367537311967,"sku":"9781843834410","price":57.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/7NoImoJsHA9781843834410.webp?v=1789109771"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/geoffrey-of-monmouth.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}