Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and of His Noble Knights of the Round Table
Sir Thomas Malory
(Author)
Description
Le Morte d'Arthur (originally spelled Le Morte Darthur, Middle French for "the death of Arthur") is a reworking of existing tales by Sir Thomas Malory about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin, and the Knights of the Round Table. Malory interprets existing French and English stories about these figures and adds original material (e.g., the Gareth story). Le Morte d'Arthur was first published in 1485 by William Caxton, and is today one of the best-known works of Arthurian literature in English. Until the discovery of the Winchester Manuscript in 1934, the 1485 edition was considered the earliest known text of Le Morte d'Arthur and that closest to Malory's translation and compilation. Various modern editions are inevitably variable, changing a variety of spelling, grammar, and/or pronouns for the convenience of readers of modern English. Many modern Arthurian writers have used Malory as their principal source, including T. H. White in his The Once and Future King and Alfred, Lord Tennyson in The Idylls of the King.
Product Details
Price
$24.99
Publisher
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Publish Date
October 27, 2017
Pages
746
Dimensions
6.0 X 1.49 X 9.0 inches | 2.16 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781979220941
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