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This imaginative history of the Britons, written in the twelfth century, is the first work to recount the woes of Lear and the glittering career of Arthur. It rapidly became a bestseller in the British Isles and Francophone Europe, with over 200 manuscripts surviving. 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 REEVEis 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. Read more ISBN10 1843834413 ISBN13 978-1843834410 Language English Publisher BOYE6 Dimensions 6 x 1.5 x 9.25 inches Item Weight 1.4 pounds Print length 392 pages Publication date May 21, 2009