Le Morte d’Arthur (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: Thomas Malory
- First Published: 1485
- Type of Work: Historical Romance
- Genres: Long fiction, Arthurian romance
- Subjects: Murder or homicide, England or English people, Adultery, Kings, queens, or royalty, Legends, Sixth century, Battles, Great Britain, Knights or knighthood, Chivalry, Holy Grail or Grail quest
- Locales: England
Sir Thomas Malory, knight, adventurer, and soldier, composed this series of tales during nearly twenty years of imprisonment (ca. 1450-1471) and rendered into English the varied 13th century French stories of Merlin, Arthur, Camelot, the knights of the Round Table, and the Holy Grail. In so doing, he created a national treasure and a narrative central to English literature.
The work is filled with action in battle, passion in love, and wisdom in governing. At its center is an event that marks the beginning of the Round Table’s breakup, the Quest for the Holy Grail. Galahad and...
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