The History of the Kings of Britain : 12th Century
The History of the Kings of Britain is arguably the most influential text written in England in the Middle Ages. The work narrates a linear history of pre-Saxon Britain, from its founding by Trojan exiles to the loss of native British (Celtic) sovereignty in the face of Germanic invaders. Along the way, Geoffrey introduces readers to such familiar figures as King Lear, Cymbeline, Vortigern, the prophet Merlin, and a host of others. Most importantly, he provides the first birth-to-death...
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Acknowledgments\ Introduction\ Geoffrey of Monmouth: A Brief Chronology\ A Note on the Text\ The History of the Kings of Britain\ Appendix A: Major Historical Sources\ 1. From Gildas, The Ruin of Britain (De Excidio Britanniae)\ 2. From Pseudo-Nennius, The History of the Britons (Historia Brittonum)\ Appendix B: Merlin\ 1. The Apple Trees (Afallennau)\ 2. Geoffrey of Monmouth, The Life of Merlin (Vita Merlini)\ 3. From Gerald of Wales, The Journey Through Wales (Itinerarium Kambriae)\ Appendix C: King Arthur, From Myth to Man\ 1. From Aneirin, The Gododdin\ 2. From What Man is the Gatekeeper? (Pa gur yw y porthor?)\ 3. From The Stanzas of the Graves\ 4. From Trioedd Ynys Prydein: The Welsh Triads\ 5. From The Legend of St. Goeznovius (Legenda Sancti Goeznovii)\ 6. From William of Malmesbury, The Deeds of the Kings of the English (Gesta Regum Anglorum)\ 7. From Caradoc of Llancarvan, The Life of Gildas (Vita Gildae)\ 8. From Gerald of Wales, The Description of Wales (Descriptio Kambriae)\ 9. From Gerald of Wales, The Education of Princes (De Principis Instructione Liber)\ 10. From William Caxton's Preface to Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte Darthur\ Appendix D: Early Responses to Geoffrey of Monmouth\ 1. From Henry of Huntington, Epistle to Warin the Briton\ 2. From Gerald of Wales, The Journey Through Wales (Itinerarium Kambriae)\ 3. From William of Newburgh, The History of the Deeds of the English (Historia Rerum Anglicarum)\ 4. From Ranulf Higden, Polychronicon\ Works Cited and Recommended Reading\ Index of Proper Names
\ Speculum"Faletra has created a superb addition to Broadview's increasingly strong catalog of medieval texts for the classroom. This volume will likely be the version of Geoffrey's "humble style" for a new generation of students, and it has much to offer them." \ — Matthew Fisher\ \ \
