Thomas Malory

Central figures in "The Matter of Britain," King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table still inspire many books and films today. Drawing on the legends of Camelot from French and English sources, Sir Thomas Malory compiled the drama of illicit love, the magic of sorcery, and the quest for the Holy Grail into a sordid and chivalrous tale that's been recounted for centuries. This beautiful leather-bound volume, with gilded edges and a ribbon bookmark so you never lose your place, will be a treasured edition of classic Arthurian folklore in any home library.

Thomas Malory, knight, adventurer, and soldier, was born in the early years of the fifteenth century and died on March 14, 1471, having spent much of the last twenty years of his life in prison. It was there that he wrote most, if not all, of his works, completing the last in about 1470. Some fifteen years later William Caxton published the entire collection of his tales in one volume, "Le Morte Darthur."

Volume II of Le Morte D Arthur, Sir Thomas Malory s powerful and elegaic version of the Arthurian legend, recounts the adventures of Sir Tristram de Liones and the treachery of Sir Mordred, and follows Sir Launcelot s quest for The Holy Grail, his fatally divided loyalties, and his great, forbidden love for the beautiful Queen Guenever. Culminating in an account of Arthur s final battle against the scheming, deceitful Mordred, this is the definitive re-telling of the Arthurian myth, weaving a story of adultery, treachery and ultimately in its tragic finale death. Edited and published by William Caxton in 1485, Malory s moving prose romance looks back to an idealised Medieval age of chivalry, drawing on French and English verse sources to create an epic masterpiece of passion, enchantment, war and betrayal.The text of this edition is based on Caston's original printed, with modernized spelling and punctuation. This volume also contains notes and a glossary.

Le Morte d'Arthur (originally spelled Le Morte Darthur, Middle French for "the death of Arthur"[1]) is a reworking of existing tales by Sir Thomas Malory about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin, and the Knights of the Round Table. Malory interprets existing French and English stories about these figures and adds original material (e.g., the Gareth story). Le Morte d'Arthur was first published in 1485 by William Caxton, and is today one of the best-known works of Arthurian literature in English. Many modern Arthurian writers have used Malory as their principal source, including T. H. White in his popular The Once and Future King and Tennyson in The Idylls of the King.

This single-volume edition of the complete works of Sirhe Thomas Malory retains his 15th-century English while providing an introduction, glossary, and fifty pages of explanatory notes on each romance.

The Once and Future KingThe legends of King Arthur have permeated our culture. Who hasn't heard of the Round Table, Camelot, or Excalibur? Queen Guinevere, Lancelot, or Merlin? These larger-than-life figures have grown from their historical roots to mythological status. Now you can read for yourself the origins and development of the myths as collected through the ages.Highlights of The King Arthur Collection are: Six classic texts of Arthurian lore, from the definitive Le Morte d'Arthur to more accessible overviews like King Arthur and His Knights by Maude Radford Warren, each elegantly formatted for ease of use and enjoyment on your e-reader device. Links to free, full-length audio recordings of all the books in this collection. An individual, active Table of Contents for each book accessible from the Kindle "go to" feature. Perfect formatting in rich text compatible with Kindle's Text-to-Speech features. Six Complete Works Six classic and historic texts, complete and unabridged. Books included: Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, the best-known compilation of Arthurian lore Idylls of the King by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, a poetic retelling of the Arthurian cycle King Arthur and His Knights by Maude Radford Warren, a version of the story for children and families King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Sir James Knowles, another popular retelling for the general reader Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, a knightly legend related to the Arthur stories A Connecticut in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain Exploring Camelot Also included are special features for any Arthurian including: The Real King Arthur: an overview of the historical basis for the Once and Future King A comprehensive list of the many film, television, and media adaptations of the legends of King Arthur. Links to free, full-length audio recordings of the books and stories in this collection.

From the Preface by Alfred W. Pollard:"There is much repetition in the Morte d'Arthur as Malory left it. How often Sir Breuse sans Pitie played his ugly tricks, or Tristram rescued Palomides, or minor knights met at adventure and emulated their betters, it is not easy to count. I have tried to clear away some of the underwoods that the great trees may be better seen, and though I know that I have cleared away some small timber that is fine stuff in itself, if the great trees stand out the better, the experiment may be forgiven. In attempting it I have introduced, I think, not more than a hundred words of my own, but in certain places I have taken over the readings devised half a century ago for the well-known Globe edition by Sir Edward Strachey, which has justified itself by passing through some twenty editions, and has probably brought Malory more readers than all other texts put together."

One of 60 low-priced classic texts published to celebrate Penguin's 60th anniversary. All the titles are extracts from "Penguin Classics" titles.Sir Thomas Malory was a knight and estate owner in the mid 15th century, who spent many years in prison for political crimes as well as robbery. He wrote Le Morte d’Arthur, the first great English prose epic, while imprisoned in Nwgate. The epic was published in 1485 by William Caxton, the first English printer. Malory is believed to have died in 1471.

For more than 500 years the adventures of King Arthur and his knights have been a source for British mythology, known after William Caxton's edition as the "motre d'Arthur". The aim of this edition is to make a version of the tales which can be read by a contemporary reader purely for pleasure with no sense of duty or effort. The editor also writes plays, poetry and has written "Greece and its Myths, "Portrait of North Wales", "Portrait of South Wales" and "Myths of Britain".

There is little need specially to commend The Morte Darthur. It is been known for centuries as a superb story of adventure and love, honour and betrayal. Only literary critics have neglected it. It is a long and complex work, during the writing of which Malory perfected his art, and the earlier parts, excellent as they are, have not quite the dramatic power and pervasive deep tragic irony of the story of passion, war, and society the constitutes the last quarter of the book; critics have perhaps not appreciated the difference. Representing this last quarter, which has his own natural unity within the larger whole, the present edition focuses more sharply on the greatness of Malory's achievement, and allows the reader to see it and enjoy it more readily.

An essential collection of chivalric romance, swordplay, wizardry and brutal feats of courage Malory's 15th century Morte d'Arthur is one of the world's greatest pieces of myth-making, with most gothic and modern fantasy finding its roots in this splendid mix of history, magic and literature. This selected edition features many of Aubrey Beardsley's classic illustrations.

A lenda do rei Artur tem origem na literatura galesa do século V. Filho de Uther Pendragon, rei da Inglaterra, e de Igraine, duquesa de Tintagil, da Cornualha, Artur foi concebido graças aos estratagemas do mago Merlin. Ainda jovem, torna-se rei por ter conseguido tirar a espada mágica Excalibur de uma pedra.

This classic fifteenth-century chronicle of King Arthur and his knights is the essential interpretation of Arthurian legend in the English language.Full of adventure, magic, and romance, these are the timeless tales of Arthur, the great warrior king of Britain; his loyal knight Lancelot; the beautiful Queen Guinevere; and the mysterious Merlin. Based on French Arthurian romances reaching back to the twelfth century, Sir James Knowles’s narrative tells of the goings-on at Camelot, epic battles against invading Saxon enemies, and Arthur’s quest for the Holy Grail, among many other exciting events.Sometimes published as Le Morte d’Arthur, these accounts of chivalry and daring escapades have inspired generations of storytellers, from the Romantic poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson to T. H. White, author of The Once and Future King, from American satirist Mark Twain to British comedy troupe Monty Python.

İngiliz edebiyatı uzmanları dışındaki büyüklerin bile okumakta zorlandığı bu müthiş kitabı Bilgin Adalı genç okurlar için en meraklı serüvenlerden bir seçme yaparak dilimize uyarladı. Pek çok filme de konu olmuş bu öyküler size şövalyeler dünyasına sürükleyecek. Kral Arthur’un, yuvarlak Masa Şövalyeleri’nin ve Merlin’in öyküleri ortaçağ boyunce defalarca anlatılmış ve çoğu da yazarları bilinmeyen kitaplar halinde İngiltere ve Fransa’da elden ele dolaşmıştır. Hatta bu öykülerdeki kimi şövalyelerin serüvenleri, Alman edebiyatının da kaynak metinlerini oluşturmuştur. 1469-1470 tarihlerinde, hayatı hakkında hemen hemen hiçbir şey bilmediğimiz Sir Thomas Malory adlı bir İngiliz şövalyesi bütün bu Arthur öykülerinden yararlanarak, İngiliz edebiyatının ilk başyapıtı olan Morte d’Arthur’u yazmıştır.

Com a publicação deste terceiro volume encerra-se a edição portuguesa da monumental obra escrita em 1469 por Sir Thomas Mallory. São quase milhar e meio de páginas de descrições fantásticas do mundo maravilhoso do Rei Artur e da sua corte, com Merlin e os cavaleiros da Távola Redonda, com Tristão, Lancelot, Percival e a demanda do Santo Graal. É a história mágica do brumoso imaginário europeu e dos seus arquétipos, que o raro saber e competência de José Domingos Morais souberam conduzir a um português excelente.

Sir Thomas Malory's Arthurian romances are a remarkable example of literary the product and consumation of a movement initiated by early French writers, transforming the legacy of one nation into a seminal text for another. In the process, they effect the transition from the medieval to the modern conception of the novel - from early romance to a type of fiction able to carry its message to the modern world. Eugene Vinaver's edition, which first appeared in 1974, was the first to be based on the 15th century manuscript discovered in the Fellow's Library in Winchester College in 1934, which was closer to Malory's own text than Caxton's printing, the text on which all previous editions had been based.

Arguably no medieval English literary work has had as far and wide a reach as Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte Darthur ; among the many adaptations are Tennyson’s Idylls of the King , T.H. White’s The Once and Future King , and the Lerner and Loewe musical Camelot . It might also be argued that the late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century tradition of fantasy literature―from Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings to George Lucas’s Star Wars and beyond―owes much to the Arthurian tradition, rooted in English most strongly in Malory’s Morte Darthur . Yet there has been no edition that draws on the results of the past generation’s scholarship while presenting Malory’s work in a form that is at once true to the original and accessible to the modern reader. This new edition, which expands on the revised and expanded selection of Malory material that will be included in the third edition of The Broadview Anthology of British Literature , is all of those things. The extensive selections include most of the material concerning Launcelot, and all of the Morte ’s two final tales; the language has been partially modernized to make the text accessible to the modern reader, while retaining the flavor of the original; the text has been carefully prepared from the Winchester manuscript; and the annotations are extensive.

He was born to be King. But he would die for his people. From the moment he draws the sword Excalibur from a magic stone, King Arthur is hailed as the saviour of England. With his loyal band of brothers, the Knights of the Round Table, he reigns over a golden age of chivalry and enchantment. But dark forces are stirring in the land. Sir Lancelot's fatal attraction to Arthur's beautiful wife Guinevere threatens to divide the realm. And when the scheming Mordred tries to usurp the King, one last epic battle must be fought on English soil.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th-century Middle English chivalric romance. It is one of the best known Arthurian stories, and is of a type known as the "beheading game". The Green Knight is interpreted by some as a representation of the Green Man of folklore and by others as an allusion to Christ. Written in stanzas of alliterative verse, each of which ends in a rhyming bob and wheel, it draws on Welsh, Irish and English stories, as well as the French chivalric tradition. It is an important poem in the romance genre, which typically involves a hero who goes on a quest which tests his prowess, and it remains popular to this day in modern English renderings from J. R. R. Tolkien, Simon Armitage and others, as well as through film and stage adaptations.It describes how Sir Gawain, a knight of King Arthur's Round Table, accepts a challenge from a mysterious "Green Knight" who challenges any knight to strike him with his axe if he will take a return blow in a year and a day. Gawain accepts and beheads him with his blow, at which the Green Knight stands up, picks up his head and reminds Gawain of the appointed time. In his struggles to keep his bargain Gawain demonstrates chivalry and loyalty until his honor is called into question by a test involving Lady Bertilak, the lady of the Green Knight's castle.The poem survives in a single manuscript, the Cotton Nero A.x., which also includes three religious narrative Pearl, Purity and Patience. All are thought to have been written by the same unknown author, possibly Cameron of Sutherland, dubbed the "Pearl Poet" or "Gawain Poet", since all four are written in a North West Midland dialect of Middle English.Bonus works are included!An ultimate collection of “King Arthur” • Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, the best-known compilation of Arthurian lore• Idylls of the King by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, a poetic retelling of the Arthurian cycle• King Arthur and His Knights by Maude Radford Warren, a version of the story for children and families• King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Sir James Knowles, another popular retelling for the general reader• A Connecticut in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain*Secret sixth BonusKing Arthur-an overview of the historical basis & more!

The legends of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table have inspired some of the greatest works of literature--from Cervantes's Don Quixote to Tennyson's Idylls of the King. Although many versions exist, Malory's stands as the classic rendition. Malory wrote the book while in Newgate Prison during the last three years of his life; it was published some fourteen years later, in 1485, by William Caxton. The tales, steeped in the magic of Merlin, the powerful cords of the chivalric code, and the age-old dramas of love and death, resound across the centuries.The stories of King Arthur, Lancelot, Queen Guenever, and Tristram and Isolde seem astonishingly moving and modern. Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur endures and inspires because it embodies mankind's deepest yearnings for brotherhood and community, a love worth dying for, and valor, honor, and chivalry.

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Le Morte d'Arthur, Malory Part VII [Caxton Books XVIII - XIX]

According to Wikipedia: "Sir Thomas Malory (c. 1405 - 14 March 1471) was an English writer, the author or compiler of Le Morte d'Arthur. The antiquary John Leland (1506-1552) believed him to be Welsh, but most modern scholars, beginning with G.L. Kittridge in 1894, assume that he was Sir Thomas Malory of Newbold Revel in Warwickshire, who was a knight, land-owner and Member of Parliament. The surname appears in various spellings, including Maillorie, Mallory, Mallery, and Maleore. The name comes from the Old French adjective maleüré (from Latin male auguratus) meaning ill-omened or unfortunate."

This meticulously edited collection contains ten books of incredible & unforgettable tales of King Arthur, The Holy Grail, Sir Lancelot, Sorcerer Merlin, the Excalibur, the Legendary Camelot, Adventures of the Noble Knights of the Round Table, as well as other British Celtic Legends and Myths:King Arthur – An Introduction by H. W. MabieLe Morte d'Arthur by Thomas MaloryThe Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by James KnowlesKing Arthur and His Knights by Maude L. RadfordThe Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Howard PyleThe Story of the Champions of the Round Table by Howard PyleThe Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Howard PyleIdylls of the King by Alfred TennysonSir Gawain and the Green Knight by Richard MorrisThe MabinogionMyths and Legends of the Celtic Race

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1886. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... THE BOOK OF SIR LAUNCELOT DU LAKE. I. jjOW leave we of Sir Tristram de Lyons, and speali we of Sir Launcelot du Lake, and Sir Galahad, Sir Launcelot's son, how he was begotten, and in what manner. Afore the time that Sir Galahad wa- begotten or born, there came in a hermit unto King Arthur, on Whitsunday, as the knights sat at the Round Table: .and when the hermit saw the siege perilous, he asked the King and all the knights, why that seat was void? King Arthur and all the knights answered, "There shall never none sit in that siege but one, but if he be destroyed." "Then," said the hermit, "wot ye not what he is?" "Nay," said King Arthur and all the knights, "we wot not who he is that shall sit therein." "Then wot I," said the hermit, "for he that shall sit in that siege is yet unborn and ungotten, and this same year he shall be gotten that shall sit in that siege perilous, and he shall win the Sancgreal." When the hermit had made this mention, he departed from the court of King Arthur. And then after the feast Sir Launcelot rode on his adventures, till upon a time by adventure he passed over the bridge of Corbin: and there he saw the fairest tower that ever he saw, and there under was a fair town full of people, and all the people, men and women, cried all at once, "Ye are welcome, Sir Launcelot du Lake, the flower of all knighthood, for by thee all we shall be holpen out of danger." "What mean ye," said Sir Launcelot, "that ye cry so upon me?" "Ah 1 fair knight," said they all, "here is within this tower a dolorous lady, that hath been there in pains many winters: for ever she boileth in scalding water. And but late," said all the people, "Sir Gawaine was here, and he might not help her, and so he left her still in pain." "So may I," said Sir Launcelot, "l...

This third edition of Vinaver's superbly annotated text of the Works provides a factually corrected version of the second edition, including reverified text and apparatus consisting of some 2,850 changes, and a completely revised index and glossary. In addition to the new changes, the volumeoffers the standard format of the previous two editions, including a definitive biography and literary interpretation of Malory, an essay describing the texts on which the edition was established, the Caxton printing, a lucid and highly readable introduction, full critical apparatus, and numerousrelevant quotes from unpublished sources.

This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.Contains Le Morte d'Arthur, Caxton Books I - II

Written or compiled by Sir Thomas Malory in the 13th century, it tells the story of King Arthur and his Noble Knights. Rich in historical value!