Includes bibliographical references (page 221).

The Welsh tradition: The annals of Wales, The history of the Britons, The life of St. Carannog -- The history of the kings of Britain / Geoffrey of Monmouth -- The mythical history of Arhur's reign -- The death of Arthur -- Culhwch and Olwen (from The Mabinogion) -- The accomplishment of the great tasks -- The lay of Sir Launfal / Marie de France -- Yvain or the knight with the lion / Chretien de Troyes -- Yvain wins Laudine -- Tristan / Gottfried von Strassburg -- Tristan and Iseult in exile -- Parzival / Wolfram von Eschenbach -- Parzival learns about the grail -- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight -- Gawain's journey and adventures at the Green Chapel -- The most piteous tale of the Morte Arthur Saunz Guerfon / Sir Thomas Malory -- The day of destiny: the dolorous death and departing -- The Tudor historians / Polydore Vergil, John Leland -- The Gothick revival, The grave of King Arthur / Thomas Wharton -- The misfortunes of Elphin / Thomas Love Peacock -- The Victorian image of the legends, Idylls of the king / Alfred Tennyson -- 'Lancelot and Elaine' -- Tristram and Iseult / Matthew Arnold -- The defence of Guenevere / William Morris -- Tristram of Lyonesse / Algernon Swinburne -- The twentieth century Taliessin through Logres / Charles Williams -- 'The crowning of Arthur' -- 'Taliessin at Lancelot's mass' -- The once and future king / T.H. White.