Reviews
"Historically grounded and theoretically sophisticated, King Arthur and the Myth of History provides a wealth of new insights into the 'making' of history in Arthurian literature; it belongs on the bookshelf of every scholar with an interest in the shaping of the past and its relation to constructions of self and community in the Arthurian legend."
--Arthuriana
"King Arthur and the Myth of History is a challenging book. It is not for those who dislike the language of critical theory, but it is thought-provoking and original."
--Times Literary Supplement
...ambitious and compelling…
--Speculum
…excellent, provocative…Finke and Shichtman show how Arthurian narrative--particularly chronicles--has been used to reframe history, justify various political agendas and regimes, and serve as "symbolic capital" between writers and patrons.
--Modern Philology