Literary Criticism (1400-1800)

Malory, Thomas | Further Reading

FURTHER READING

CRITICISM

Ackerman, Robert W. “‘The Tale of Gareth’ and the Unity of Le Morte Darthur.” In Philological Essays: Studies in Old and Middle English Language and Literature in Honour of Herbert Dean Meritt, edited by James L. Rosier, pp. 196-203. The Hague: Mouton, 1970.

A discussion of the tale of Sir Gareth in Le Morte Darthur.

Hart, Carol. “Newly Ancient: Reinventing Guenevere in Malory's Morte Darthur.” In Sovereign Lady: Essays on Women in Middle English Literature, edited by Muriel Whitaker, pp. 3-20. New York: Garland Publishing, 1995.

Stresses that despite her arrogant and inconsistent behavior in several key scenes, Guenevere as presented in Le Morte Darthur. is unusually heroic and influential for Malory's time.

La Farge, Catherine. “Conversation in Malory's Morte Darthur.Medium Ævum 56, no. 2 (1987): 225-38.

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