Finding Camlann: A Novel
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pidgeon, Sean, PUBLISHER: W. W. Norton & Company, Despite the ong>weong>alth ong>ofong> scholarship that pretends to ong>ofong>fer proong>ofong>, archaeologist Donald Gladstone knows there is no solid evidence that a real King Arthur ever existed. Still, the great popular tales spun by medieval historian Geong>ofong>frey ong>ofong> Monmouth, and embroidered by Chr tien de Troyes, Sir Thomas Malory, and so many others, must have found their inspiration somewhere. A dramatic archaeological find at Stonehenge and the rediscovery ong>ofong> an old ong>Weong>lsh battle poem, buried among the manuscripts ong>ofong> the Bodleian Library, open up enticing--and misleading--new possibilities. When the beguiling Julia Lleong>weong>llyn, a linguist working on the Oxford English Dictionary, joins Donald on the trail ong>ofong> clues, their fervent enthusiasms, unusual gifts, and unfulfilled yearnings prove a combustible mix. Their impassioned search for truths buried deep in the past, amid the secret places and half-forgotten legends ong>ofong> the British countryside, must ultimately transform them--and all our understandings ong>ofong> the origins ong>ofong> Arthur. An intellectual and emotional journey ong>ofong> myriad pleasures, Finding Camlann is at its heart a love story--not only ong>ofong> romantic love but also the love betong>weong>en pong>areong>nts and grown children; the intense feelings ong>ofong> prong>ofong>essors and students; the love ong>ofong> language, place, and home; and the thrill ong>ofong> scholarly research and detective work. Throughout, Sean Pidgeon's lyrical prose brings together history, myth, and dream, song>weong>eping the reader into the mysteries ong>ofong> the past and the pure delight ong>ofong> storytelling.