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Le Morte d'Arthur
Contributor(s): Malory, Thomas (Author), Bryan, Elizabeth (Introduction by)
ISBN: 0375753222     ISBN-13: 9780375753220
Publisher: Modern Library
OUR PRICE:   $18.00  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: February 1999
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Annotation: The legends of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table have inspired some of the greatest works of literature--from Cervantes's Don Quixote to Tennyson's Idylls of the King. Although many versions exist, Malory's stands as the classic rendition. Malory wrote the book while in Newgate Prison during the last three years of his life; it was published some fourteen years later, in 1485, by William Caxton. The tales, steeped in the magic of Merlin, the powerful cords of the chivalric code, and the age-old dramas of love and death, resound across the centuries.
The stories of King Arthur, Lancelot, Queen Guenever, and Tristram and Isolde seem astonishingly moving and modern. Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur endures and inspires because it embodies mankind's deepest yearnings for brotherhood and community, a love worth dying for, and valor, honor, and chivalry.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Classics
- Fiction | Historical - General
- Fiction | Literary
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 98031432
Series: Modern Library (Paperback)
Physical Information: 1.8" H x 5.1" W x 8" (1.60 lbs) 992 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453)
- Cultural Region - British Isles
 
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The legends of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table have inspired some of the greatest works of literature--from Cervantes's Don Quixote to Tennyson's Idylls of the King. Although many versions exist, Malory's stands as the classic rendition. Malory wrote the book while in Newgate Prison during the last three years of his life; it was published some fourteen years later, in 1485, by William Caxton. The tales, steeped in the magic of Merlin, the powerful cords of the chivalric code, and the age-old dramas of love and death, resound across the centuries.

The stories of King Arthur, Lancelot, Queen Guenever, and Tristram and Isolde seem astonishingly moving and modern. Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur endures and inspires because it embodies mankind's deepest yearnings for brotherhood and community, a love worth dying for, and valor, honor, and chivalry.