Roger Sherman Loomis: 2 books
by Roger Sherman Loomis
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2005
King Arthur was not an Englishman, but a Celtic warrior, according to Loomis, whose research into the background of the Arthurian legend reveals findings which are both illuminating and highly controversial. The author sees the vegetarian goddess as the prototype of many damsels in Arthurian romance,...
by Roger Sherman Loomis
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
Stimulating and masterly study examines the evolution of the great mass of fiction surrounding the Arthurian legend in Western literature — from Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain and the collection of Welsh tales known as The Mabinogion, to Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian stories,...