Arthur Rex (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Thomas Berger
- First Published: 1978
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—mythological
- Time of Work: The Middle Ages
- Setting: Great Britain
- Genres: Long fiction, Mythological literature, Fantasy, Arthurian romance
- Subjects: Magic or magicians, Incest, Adultery, Kings, queens, or royalty, Middle Ages, Great Britain, Knights or knighthood, Quest, Swords
- Locales: Great Britain
The Plot
Arthur Rex: A Legendary Novel humorously re-creates the legend of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table, from the king’s conception in Tintagel Castle to his final voyage to the Isle of Avalon after his fatal battle against Mordred. Although he draws his material from Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur (1485), supplemented by incidents from other medieval romances, Thomas Berger transforms the story through his exuberantly comic vision.
The novel opens with the account of how Uther Pendragon, king of Britain, falls in love with...
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