Le Morte D'Arthur -Vol. 1 & 2- by Thomas Malory - ISBN: 9781617207167
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Le Morte d’Arthur (originally spelled Le Morte Darthur, Middle French for “the death of Arthur”) is a compilation by Sir Thomas Malory of Romance tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, and the Knights of the Round Table. The book interprets existing French and English stories ab…

Le Morte D'Arthur -Vol. 1 & 2-

The Complete Arthurian Classic of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

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  • Paperback

    682 pages

  • Release Date

    28 March 2012

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Summary

Le Morte D’Arthur -Vol. 1 & 2- is Sir Thomas Malory’s great English prose telling of King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table, the quest for the Holy Grail, and the fall of Camelot. Drawing together French and English Arthurian traditions, Malory shaped the scattered legends of Arthur, Lancelot, Guinevere, Merlin, Tristram, Galahad, Gawain, and Mordred into the most influential single version of the Arthurian story in English literature.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9781617207167
ISBN-10:1617207160
Author:Thomas Malory
Publisher:SMK Books
Imprint:SMK Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:682
Release Date:28 March 2012
Weight:984g
Dimensions:38mm x 152mm x 229mm
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Le Morte D'Arthur -Vol. 1 & 2- by Thomas Malory - ISBN: 9781617207167
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About The Author

Thomas Malory

Sir Thomas Malory was the English author traditionally credited with Le Morte D’Arthur, the great fifteenth-century prose compilation that became the central English version of the Arthurian legend. Though the details of Malory’s life remain debated, the work associated with his name brought together earlier French and English romance materials into a powerful narrative of King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table, the Grail quest, and the destruction of Camelot. First printed by William Caxton in 1485, Le Morte D’Arthur became one of the most important works in the history of English prose fiction.Malory’s achievement lies in transforming a vast body of medieval legend into a sustained literary world of chivalry, loyalty, love, betrayal, religious aspiration, and tragic decline. His Arthurian narrative shaped later literature, art, popular myth, and modern fantasy, influencing generations of writers and readers who returned to Camelot as a symbol of heroic fellowship and inevitable loss. For readers of classic literature, medieval romance, Arthurian legend, and the origins of English narrative prose, Malory remains indispensable.

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