Hi folks,
I just wanted to let anyone still reading this group know that my book
'Concepts of Arthur' is now finished and with the printers - I have
some brief info and a link for pre-ordering if anyone is curious at
http://www.arthuriana.co.uk/concepts/index.htm.
Fundamentally it consists of a detailed survey of both the pre-
Galfridian Arthurian material and the question of Arthurian origins.
It offers a number of things not available on my website, not least an
up-to-date expansion, development and revision of the analysis of HB/
AC etc found in 'Historicity and Historicisation' (which will now no
longer be updated as Chapter One of the 'Concepts' supersedes it
entirely). It also provides a full analysis of the non-Galfridian
sources and the nature of Arthur in these, including detailed studies
of his relation****p with the Otherworld and his role as a folkloric
'Hero Protector', as well as an in depth look at the origins of
Arthur's name and some thoughts on what his ultimate origins might be:
How likely is it that the 'historical Arthur' was the original? If
Arthur was not originally historical, how did the concept of Arthur as
a post-Roman war-leader emerge and grow? Who, if anyone, was it
ultimately based around, and where might they have operated? Was any
original non-historical Arthur simply conceived of as a fictional
creature of folklore and popular myth, or have we been too ready to
reject any notion of truly mythological genesis for him? If so, can
anything sensible be said of this beyond noting its possibility,
without veering off into the realms of untrammelled speculation?
Cheers,
Tom Green
Arthurian Resources -- http://www.arthuriana.co.uk
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