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Edited and first published by William Caxton in 1485, Sir Thomas Malory's unique and splendid version of the Arthurian legend tells an immortal story of love, adventure, chivalry, treachery, and death. This edition includes an excellent introduction by John Lawlor.
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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.
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Then Ulfius was glad, and rode on more than a pace till that he came to King Uther Pendragon, and told him he had met with Merlin. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Best version of this great masterpiece available,
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This review is from: Penguin Classics #1 Morte D Arthur (Paperback)
I own well-over ten copies of Le Morte d'Arthur, and have read more than that number, and I can say with little doubt that the Penguin version is the very best available to anyone who wishes to read this classic. All Arthurian scholars should keep a copy of this two-volume set. I would also recommend this to anyone who has never read any of the Arthurian romances. This is the right starting place!
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The core writings of the Arthurian literature,
This review is from: Penguin Classics #1 Morte D Arthur (Paperback)
This is the one book I would recommend to anyone interested in the legend of Arthur and his noble knights. Sir Thomas Malory perfectly sums up the wide scope of the Arthurian times, with all the characters and their personalities coming alive with this brillant work. Also, this version under the editing of Janet Cowen possesses the most modern English, easily understandable, with no dictionaries required at your side.
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Beautiful!,
By stienbeck@angelfire.com (California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Penguin Classics #1 Morte D Arthur (Paperback)
It isn't satire and it isn't mindless superficial reading. It is a classic for a reason, it is beautifully written by Malory who put together the various ledgens floating around. Malory started it, and the flood of versions came afterward. It is exciting and adventurous, consentrating on heroism and honor and chilvary. This is my favorite version of the Arthurian ledgens (the original), along with John Steinbeck's easier reading of it, called The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights. I reccomend it to any litterary folk!
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