A Medieval Arthurian Reading List and Sourcebook

A Medieval Arthurian Reading List and Sourcebook

In my efforts to learn as much as possible about the Arthurian Mythos, I have collected quite a few books on the subject. I feel it would only be good to tell others what medieval texts are currently in print, or are available online.

Welsh
- The Four Ancient Books of Wales
  - Black Book of Carmarthen
  - Book of Aneurin
  - Book of Taliesin
  - Red Book of Hergest
- The Mabinogion: print. various, but look for the Guest version, which includes the Hanes Taliesin.
- Trioedd Ynys Prydein: ed. Rachel Bromwich.
Latin
- Historia Brittonum: Nennius: net--http://www.celtic-twilight.com or http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/Arthurian.html
- The History of the Kings of Britain: Geoffrey of Monmouth: print/net (various)
- Vita Merlini: Geoffrey of Monmouth. net: http://www.geocities.com/branwaedd/dragon/bards/merlin/merlini.html
- Art of Courtly Love: Andreas Capellanus: print, Columbia.
French
- The Romances of Chretien de Troyes: trans. David Stains. print, IUP.
  - Erec et Enid
  - Cliges
  - Yvain
  - Lancelot
  - Perceval
- Merlin and the Grail (Le Roman du Graal): Robert de Boron: print, Bowden. net: Didot Perceval portion on E2.
- Lancelot of the Lake--the Old French Lancelot: trans. Corin Corley: print, Oxford.
- The Lais of Marie de France: Marie de France: print, Penguin.
- Three Arthurian Romances: trans. Ross. G. Arthur: print, Everyman.
  - Caradoc
  - The Perilous Graveyard
  - The Knight with the Sword
- Jaufre: trans. Ross G. Arthur: print, Garland.
- Tyolet: trans. Ross G. Arthur: net, http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/Arthurian.html. Or, trans. Jessie Weston, net: http://www.geocities.com/branwaedd/tyolet.html
- Sir Gawain and the Lady of Lys: trans. Jessie Weston. net: http://www.geocities.com/branwaedd/lys.html
- Sir Gawain at the Grail Castle: trans. Jessie Weston. net: http://www.geocities.com/branwaedd/gawain.html
  both from The Second Perceval Continuation
  from Diu Krone.
The Lancelot - Grail Cycle
The Quest of the Holy Grail
The Death of Arthur

The Elucidation prologue to Perceval: trans. Stephen Evans.

Tristan: Beroul. print, various.

Guingamour, Lanval, Tyolet, Le Bisclaveret: trans. Jessie L. Weston.

German

Parzival: Wolfram von Eschenbach. print, various.
Titurel: Wolfram von Eschenbach. printed with new edition of Parzival
Tristan and Iseult: Gottfried von Strassburg. print, various.
Diu Krone: soon to be reprinted.
Wigalois: Wirnt Von Gravenberg. in print.

Middle English

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: print, various.
The Athurian Chronicles of Wace and La3amon: print, Everyman.
The Alliterative Mort Arthur: print, Penguin.
Le Mort d'Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory: print, various.
Sir Gawain: Eleven Romances and Tales: ed. Thomas Hahn. print, Western Michigan. net: http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/gawmenu.htm

Dutch

Lanzelet: Ulrich von Zatzikhoven. poss. in print

Sir Morien: trans. Jessie Weston. WWW.

Miscellaneous Collections:

The Romance of Arthur: ed. James J. Wilhelm. contains some of above, as well as:

The Saga of the Mantle
Beroul's Tristan
The Suite du Merlin (a continuation of de Boron's Merlin)
The Rise of Gawain
The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnell

The TEAMS Camelot Project: an online collection of Middle English Arthurian texts.

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