Le Morte d'Arthur, 9780375753220
Paperback
King Arthur’s timeless legends of love, honor, and chivalry.
  • Paperback

    992 pages

  • Release Date

    14 April 1999

Summary

Le Morte d’Arthur: Tales of Chivalry and Legend

The legends of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table have inspired some of the greatest works of literature. Malory’s rendition stands as the classic version.

Written while Malory was in Newgate Prison, and published in 1485, the tales are steeped in the magic of Merlin, the chivalric code, and the dramas of love and death. The stories of King Arthur, Lancelot, Queen Guenever, and Tristram and Isolde are moving and mod…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780375753220
ISBN-10:0375753222
Series:Modern Library (Paperback)
Author:Thomas Malory, Sir Thomas Malory, Elizabeth Bryan
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Modern Library Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:992
Release Date:14 April 1999
Weight:782g
Dimensions:202mm x 132mm x 56mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Le Morte d’Arthurremains an enchanted sea for the reader to swim about in, delighting at the random beauties of fifteenth-century prose.” –Robert Graves From the Trade Paperback edition.

“Le Morte d’Arthur remains an enchanted sea for the reader to swim about in, delighting at the random beauties of fifteenth-century prose.”–Robert Graves

About The Author

Thomas Malory

Elizabeth J. Bryan is associate professor of English at Brown University. She is the author of Collaborative Meaning in Medieval Scribal Culture- The Otho LaZamon.

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