Duncan J Irschick Books

Explores how and why historians and writers from the Middle Ages to the present day have constructed different accounts of King Arthur. This study explains and discusses some central points of debate: what role was Arthur intended to perform in the political and cultural worlds that constructed him and how did the idea of King Arthur evolve.

The study of performance capacity (defined as the ability of an animal to conduct a key task) holds great interest at both ecological and evolutionary levels. In this book, the topic is addressed using examples from throughout the animal kingdom, identifying common themes that transcend taxonomy.