Richard Barber
British historian of the Middle Ages (born 1941) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard William Barber FRSL FSA FRHistS (born 30 October 1941) is a British historian[1] who has published several books about medieval history and literature. His book The Knight and Chivalry, about the interplay between history and literature, won the Somerset Maugham Award, a well-known British literary prize, in 1971. A similarly-themed 2004 book, The Holy Grail: Imagination and Belief, was widely praised in the UK press,[2][3][4] and received major reviews in The New York Times[5] and The New Republic.[6]
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Richard Barber | |
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Born | Richard William Barber 30 October 1941 (1941-10-30) (age 82) |
Occupation | Historian, publisher |
Nationality | British |
Subject | Middle Ages Chivalry Medieval literature Mythology |
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