Author | : John Steinbeck |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 473 |
Release | : 2001-05-03 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0141186305 |
Presents the author's reinterpretation of tales from Malory's Morte d'Arthur.
Author | : John Steinbeck |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 473 |
Release | : 2001-05-03 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0141186305 |
Presents the author's reinterpretation of tales from Malory's Morte d'Arthur.
Author | : Sir Thomas Malory |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 552 |
Release | : 1893 |
Genre | : Arthurian romances |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Sir Thomas Malory |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 492 |
Release | : 1880 |
Genre | : Arthurian romances |
ISBN | : |
The exploits of King Arthur and his knights in Britain.
Author | : Thomas Malory |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2011-11-10 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1101545909 |
Acclaimed biographer Peter Ackroyd vibrantly resurrects the legendary epic of Camelot in this modern adaptation. The names of Arthur, Merlin, Lancelot, Guinevere, Galahad, the sword of Excalibur, and the court of Camelot are as recognizable as any from the world of myth. Although many versions exist of the stories of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory endures as the most moving and richly inventive. In this abridged retelling the inimitable Peter Ackroyd transforms Malory's fifteenth-century work into a dramatic modern story, vividly bringing to life a world of courage and chivalry, magic, and majesty. The golden age of Camelot, the perilous search for the Holy Grail, the love of Guinevere and Lancelot, and the treachery of Arthur's son Mordred are all rendered into contemporary prose with Ackroyd's characteristic charm and panache. Just as he did with his fresh new version of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, Ackroyd now brings one of the cornerstones of English literature to a whole new audience.
Author | : Winona Caroline Martin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1915 |
Genre | : Arthurian romances |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Sir Thomas Malory |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 560 |
Release | : 1903 |
Genre | : Arthurian romances |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Edward Brooks |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 422 |
Release | : 1920 |
Genre | : Arthurian romances |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Christina Hardyment |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 639 |
Release | : 2007-06-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0060935294 |
Virtually all modern versions of the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table are derived from a single book: Sir Thomas Malory's Morte d'Arthur (1469), one of the world's most renowned literary works. Yet the author, a fifteenth-century knight, has remained an enigma for centuries. Existing historical records imply that Malory was a criminal—accused of rape, ambush, rustling, and attacks on abbeys—and was imprisoned for most of his life. Using evidence from new historical research and deductions from the only known manuscript copy of Malory's celebrated work, Christina Hardyment brilliantly resolves the contradictions about an extraordinary man and a life marked equally by great achievement and devastating disgrace. Malory is the fascinating chronicle of a loyal soldier enmeshed in the tangled politics of the Wars of the Roses. It is the story of a connoisseur of literature and exemplary writer who created a masterpiece meant to inspire princes and knights to high endeavors and noble acts.