CUP, February 2026

Arthur and his knights, Lancelot and Guinevere, Merlin the wise man, Mordred the traitor: these and so many other Arthurian tales make a living link between the distant British past and the contemporary world. In this rich history spanning two volumes, readers can explore how the story of Arthur has developed over sixteen centuries into a global cultural phenomenon. Expert contributors trace the Arthur myth from its earliest appearances in the sixth century through its development in the European Middle Ages into bold new forms of literature and historiography, and then through its challenges and transformations in early modernity, Romanticism, Modernism and up to the present day. All things Arthurian are explored, both in traditional categories -- literature, historiography, art history, politics and manuscript studies -- but also in modern media such as cinema, television, cartoons, tourist packages and many others.

https://www.cambridge.org/core/series/cambridge-history-of-arthurian-literature-and-culture/AD16DFC11AC9F5E796CDECC98D59F9F0

Palgrave MacMillan, October 2025

The volume examines six medieval romances, in Old French, Latin, and Middle English—Guillaume de Palerne, Bisclavret, Arthur and Gorlagon, Melion, William of Palerne, and Biclarel—and argues that within these narratives, the werewolf’s identity incorporates a variety of assemblages, including human and animal bodies, and physical spaces and the animate and inanimate beings or objects therein. Whether in lupine or human form, the werewolf’s identity is a perpetual becoming, one with extensive queer, and thus disruptive, potential. Additionally, the werewolf’s identity incorporates political systems and violence, specifically through his status as a knight, prince, and/or king. He is an expression of sovereign power and an extension of the identity the sovereign presents, often functioning as a blunt instrument of the crown.

Individuals interested in werewolves (of course!) and the boundaries between humans and non-human beings and objects, medieval romance and culture, violence, and martial figures might want to peruse its pages…

See: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057/978-1-137-49624-9