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.

Notes that Malory's writing style, especially when relating conversation, tends to disrupt unity in the text.

MacBain, Danielle Morgan. “The Tristramization of Malory's Lancelot.” English Studies 74, no. 1 (February, 1993): 57-65.

Examines the story of Sir Tristram in the context of his relationship to Sir Lancelot as well as the whole narrative structure of Malory's story.

McCarthy, Terrence. “Private Worlds in Le Morte Darthur.” Etudes Anglaises 39, no. 1 (1986): 3-14.

A study of the public versus private identities of individuals as they are treated in Malory's text.

Saunders, Corinne J. “The Forests of Logres: Malory's Morte Darthur.” In The Forest of Medieval Romance: Avernus, Broceliande, Arden, pp. 161-85. Cambridge: D. S. Brewer, 1993.

Focuses on the symbolic significance of the forest in Le Morte Darthur.

———. “Malory's Book of Huntynge: The Tristram Section of the Morte Darthur.” Medium Ævum 62, no 2 (1993): 270-84.

Comparative analysis of Malory's Tristram tale and its French source.

Scudder, Vida D. Le Morte Darthur of Sir Thomas Malory: A Study of the Book and Its Sources. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1917, 430 p.

A detailed study of the textual and historical sources for Malory's text, including an examination of his rendition of Arthurian legend.

Walsh, John Michael. “Malory's Arthur and the Plot of Agravain.” Texas Studies in Literature and Language 23, no. 4 (1981): 571-34.

Studies the development of Arthur's character, specifically in relation to the modifications Malory made to his source material as well as in the context of Arthur's relationship to Agravain.

Weiss, Victoria L. “Grail Knight or Boon Companion? The Inconsistent Sir Bors of Malory's Morte Darthur.” Studies in Philology 94, no. 4 (fall 1997): 417-27.

Overview of the character of Sir Bors in Malory's Morte Darthur.

Withrington, John. “Caxton, Malory, and the Roman War in the Morte Darthur.” Studies in Philology 89, no. 3 (summer 1992): 350-66.

A comparative study of the Roman War as represented in the Vinaver and Caxton editions of Le Morte Darthur.

Additional information on Malory's life and career is contained in the following sources published by the Gale Group: British Writers, Vol. 1; British Writers Retrospective Supplement; Concise Dictionary of British Literary Biography; DISCovering Authors; DISCovering Authors: British Edition; DISCovering Authors: Canadian Edition; DISCovering Authors Modules: Most-studied Authors; Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 146; Epics for Students, Vol. 2; Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800, Vol. 11; Literature Resource Center; Something About the Author, Vols. 33, 59; World Literature Criticism Supplement; and World Literature and Its Times, Vol. 3.