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Le Morte D'Arthur -Vol. 1-: The Arthurian Classic of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
Hardcover
Mystery & ThrillerClassic FictionGeneral Fiction
ISBN13: 9781515427674
Publisher: SMK Books
Published: Apr 3 2018
Pages: 322
Weight: 1.41
Height: 0.88 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Le Morte D'Arthur -Vol. 1- presents the opening half of Sir Thomas Malory's great English prose telling of King Arthur, Merlin, the Knights of the Round Table, and the rise of Camelot. Drawing together French and English Arthurian traditions, Malory begins with Arthur's birth, the sword in the stone, the establishment of his kingship, the making of the Round Table, and the early adventures that define the chivalric world of the Arthurian legend.
First printed by William Caxton in 1485, Le Morte D'Arthur stands at the crossing point of medieval romance, chivalric adventure, tragic legend, and English literary history. In this first volume, the world of Camelot is still being formed: knights test their honour in combat, quests reveal both courage and pride, Merlin's counsel shapes the kingdom, and the ideals of fellowship, loyalty, courtly love, and spiritual aspiration begin to gather force. Yet even in the splendour of Arthur's court, Malory's story carries the seeds of future conflict, betrayal, and loss.
For readers of classic literature, Arthurian legend, medieval romance, chivalric adventure, and the foundations of English prose fiction, Le Morte D'Arthur -Vol. 1- offers the beginning of one of the essential works of the Western literary tradition: archaic, heroic, violent, devout, and central to the long literary life of King Arthur.
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