10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAYAMON»
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Layamon's Brut: The Poem and Its Sources
As a first step Françoise le Saux investigates the English poet's handling of his main source, Wace's Roman de Brut, to determine what principles guided the composition of the English Brut.
Françoise Hazel Marie Le Saux, 1989
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Selections from
Layamon's Brut
Edition with notes, glossary and an introductory essay by C. S. Lewis.
Layamon, George Leslie Brook, John Levitt, 1983
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The Text and Tradition of La[y]amon's Brut
Essays reflecting the present state of Layamon studies, identifying problems and outlining current directions in research.
Françoise Hazel Marie Le Saux, 1994
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The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature
Section 67. In his Grundriss der englischen Metrik, Vienna 1899. Section 34.
Guest, E. In his History of English rhythms, ed W. W. Skeat 1882. McNary, S. J.
Studies in Layamon's verse. New York 1904. Brandstadter, K. Stabreim und
Endreim.
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The Romance of Arthur: An Anthology of Medieval Texts in ...
Layamon's Brut is the first full account of the Arthurian story in the English
language. It is the second major poetic adaptation of Geoffrey of Monmouth's
History of the Kings of Britain, taking as its immediate model Wace's Roman de
Brut.
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Layamon's "Arthur": The Arthurian Section of
Layamon's ...
This edition combines a fully-edited version of the original text with a close parallel prose translation, together with a lengthy Introduction, textual notes and a full and up-to-date bibliography.
Layamon, William Raymond Johnston Barron, S. C. Weinberg, 2001
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J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment
9), and this would put Layamon in the same period as his Anglo-Saxon
predecessors. Like other early Middle English writers whose work Tolkien
believed showed continuity with the Anglo-Saxon period, Layamon was from the
West ...
Michael D. C. Drout, 2007
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Arthurian Writers: A Biographical Encyclopedia
Layamon's Brut: Edited from British Museum MS. Cotton Caligula A. ix and British
Museum MS. Cotton Otho C. xiii, 2 vols., ed. G. L. Brook and R. F. Leslie, 1963.
Reprint, London: Oxford University Press, 1978. Selections from Layamon's Brut,
...
Laura C. Lambdin, Robert T. Lambdin, 2008
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Brut, or, Hystoria Brutonum
Unique to this edition, textual divisions expose the thematic structure of the work.
Layamon, William Raymond Johnston Barron, S. C. Weinberg, 1995
Layamon or Laghamon ( la amon; in American English often modernised as / le . m n/; Middle English: La amon, La amonn ), occasionally written Lawman, was a poet of the early 13th century and author of the Brut, a notable English poem of the ...
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAYAMON»
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VIDEO: Dramatic footage of Dartmoor fire shot by Paignton filmmaker
The first recorded instance of the word 'swaling' comes from a poem written in around 1205AD by Layamon. It is suggested that the actual word ... «Torquay Herald Express, Mar 15»
Finding Camlann by Sean Pidgeon
... of the story have to be filled in to complete a coherent narrative that moves along to Chrétien de Troyes to Bleheris to Layamon and finally to Thomas Malory. «About - News & Issues, Apr 14»
Reading Won't Make You a Better Person
It was unspeakably boring” (Layamon's Brut). “I slogged through it of course, because my aim was to learn, not to have fun” (Johnson's Lives of ... «The New Republic, Mar 14»
Ten 'Modern' Words With Literary Origins
It is found in Layamon's medieval epic poem 'Brut,' which also provides us with the first recorded use of our next word (more of which anon). «Huffington Post, Nov 13»
Wordsmiths and Warriors by David and Hilary Crystal – review
No photo is more telling than one that shows David Crystal himself, standing in the entrance to a cave where the hermit poet Layamon may ... «The Guardian, Sep 13»
AAUW honors 33 East Contra Costa high school seniors
Christine Layamon will likely attend a UC and major in psychology. She is an AP scholar with honor and recognized for achievement in ... «San Jose Mercury News, May 13»
Sneddon, McLeavey get Queen's honours
... a logistics commander in Timor Leste; Lieutenant Layamon John Bakewell who commanded the navy vessel that evacuated 40 salvage crew ... «The Dominion Post, Sep 12»
Sailor makes surprise visit home
Rotoiti's commanding officer Lieutenant Layamon Bakewell said the core crew of 25 personnel on each vessel undertook "cold weather trials" ... «Otago Daily Times, Jul 12»
Queen's Birthday honours for staff and alumni
... with disabilities; and Lieutenant Layamon Bakewell of Auckland, Distinguished Service Decoration (DSD) for services to the Defence Force. «Massey News, Jun 12»
Navy ship in Bluff, crew having time out
AHOY SAILOR: HMNZS Resolution captain Shane Arndell, front with golf club, and second-in-command Lieutenant Layamon Bakewell look ... «Southland Times, Mar 09»
