The Arthurian Annals: the Tradition in English from 1250 to 2000. [ 2 vols, complete set ]

Oxford University Press, Oxford, first edition, 2004. 2 vols, laminated illustrated boards, 29 cm,. xxii, 810 + ix, 244 pp. Over 11,000 entries. From a review by Kevin J. Harty: " The Arthurian Annals will long remain the major printed resource for information about the Arthurian tradition in English.. Entries follow a standard format beginning (when known) with the name of an author, the title of the work, a brief publication history, and annotations that provide, to quote the editors, a concise description of the work and its Arthurian content with additional information about other relevant matters: the author's intentions where known, Arthurian sources and influences, the social or literary significance of the work, and description of any other special aspect of the work such as notable illustrations'. This extremely reader-friendly resource also provides abundant cross references." From the publisher's description: "Since the Middle Ages, the Arthurian legend has held a place in the Western cultural tradition similar to that of Classical mythology - as a body of stories, characters, themes, and symbols capable of adaptation to changes in cultural values. This work documents the tradition chronologically in English from before 1250 to 2000. " Volume I - Bibliography. Volume 2 - Indexes (by people, by titles, by forms and genres, by characters, by cultures, by places, by themes, motifs, artifacts and events, and by source languages). As new.