Myths and Legends of the Middle Ages

Enthralling tales of Beowulf, Charlemagne, Siegfried, Arthur and Guinevere, Merlin, Tristan and Iseult, El Cid and others, invaluable for what they reveal to us of European cultures in medieval times. The 36 illustrations include works by Edward Burne-Jones, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Willy Pogany. Folklorist and mythologist H. A. Guerber's splendid retelling of the myths is preceded by her enlightening introduction to their cultural and historical roots.