Le Morte D'Arthur Volume 2

By:

Thomas Malory

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Le Morte D'Arthur

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Edited and first published by William Caxton in 1485, "Le Morte d'Arthur" is Sir Thomas Malory's unique and splendid version of the Arthurian legend. Mordred's treason, the knightly exploits of Tristan, Lancelot's fatally divided loyalties and his love for Guenever, the quest for the Holy Grail; all the elements are there woven into a wonderful completeness by the magic of his prose style. The result is not only one of the most readable accounts of the Knights of the Round Table, but also one of the most moving. As the story advances towards the inevitable tragedy of Arthur's death the effect is cumulative, rising with an impending sense of doom and tragedy towards its shattering finale.

Author Biography:

No one knows for sure who the author of Le Morte D'Arthur was, but the generally accepted theory is that of American scholar G.L. Kitteredge, who argued it was Sir Thomas Malory, born in the first quarter of the fifteenth century, and who spent the greatest part of his last twenty years in prison. Another possibility is a Thomas Malory of Studley and Hutton in Yorkshire, or an author living north of Warwickshire. It is generally accepted that the author was a member of the gentry and a Lancastrain. John Lawlor was Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Keele. He is the author of The Tragic Sense in Shakespeare, Piers Plowman: An Essay in Criticism and Chaucer. Janet Cowen is a senior lecturer in English at King's College, University of London.

Release date NZ

May 27th, 2004

Author

Thomas Malory

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Contributors

Edited by Janet Cowen
Introduction by John Lawlor

Edition

2nd edition

Pages

592

Series

Le Morte D'Arthur

Dimensions

129x198x25

ISBN-13

9780140430448

Product ID

1720317

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