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Le Morte d'Arthur (originally written as le morte Darthur; Anglo-Norman French for "The Death of Arthur") is a 15th-century Middle English prose reworking by Sir Thomas Malory of tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table, along with their respective folklore. In order to tell a ...
Le Morte Darthur, the first English-language prose version of the Arthurian legend, completed by Sir Thomas Malory about 1470 and printed by William Caxton in 1485. The only extant manuscript that predates Caxton’s edition is in the British Library, London. It retells the adventures of the knights.
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Learn about the legendary adventures of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, from pulling Excalibur to seeking the Holy Grail. Read the highlights of the epic tale, including the love triangle of Arthur, Guinevere, and Launcelot, and the tragic end of the quest.
Learn about the main events and characters of Sir Thomas Malory’s epic tale of King Arthur and his knights. From Arthur’s birth and coronation to his final battle and death, this summary covers the major themes, motifs, and literary devices of the work.
Le Morte d'Arthur ("the death of Arthur") is a collection of Arthurian tales attributed to Sir Thomas Malory and first published in 1485. There is some debate over which "Sir Thomas Malory" wrote the work, but the best evidence suggests that it was a career criminal who spent a great deal of his life in prison-which creates a remarkable ...
Learn about Sir Thomas Malory's 15th-century prose romance based on older tales of King Arthur and his knights. Find summaries, analysis, themes, quotes, characters, symbols, and more.
Learn about the first major work of prose fiction in English, the myth of the rise and fall of King Arthur's kingdom. Explore the characters, themes, and sources of Malory's legend, based on Vinaver's edition.
