King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table (Illustrated Junior Library)
by Thomas Malory
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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 show more 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. show lessTags
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I got this out of the library so I could compare it with The Boy's King Arthur. Although the language is very outdated, and some of the Latin and French are just down-right funny, this was much easier to read than the other, though both are taken from Lanier's edit, which is really a translation.
La Cote Mal Taile is the story missing from TBKA, and I wonder why. There is a shrewish maiden who continually berates the knight in the tale. The knight is called La Cote Mal Taile because he is wearing his father's coat, and it is in very bad condition. See what I mean about the weird translation?
La Cote Mal Taile is the story missing from TBKA, and I wonder why. There is a shrewish maiden who continually berates the knight in the tale. The knight is called La Cote Mal Taile because he is wearing his father's coat, and it is in very bad condition. See what I mean about the weird translation?
One of the most respected sources on the King Arthur legend. I have not read the entire book, but I know I trusted it years ago and a stroll through it's pages indicates it is of high quality.
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.
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.
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Sir Thomas Malory, 1405 - 1471 Sir Thomas Malory's works (consisting of the legends of Sir Lancelot, Sir Gareth, Sir Tristram, and the Holy Grail, as well as the stories of King Arthur's coming to the throne, his wars with the Emperor Lucius, and his death) are the most influential expression of Arthurian material in English. The author's sources show more are principally French romances; his own contributions are substantial, however, and the result is a vigorous and resonant prose. "Le Morte d'Arthur," finished between March 1469 and March 1470, was first printed in 1485 by William Caxton, the earliest English printer. Malory is presumed to have been a knight from an old Warwickshire family, who inherited his father's estates about 1433 and spent 20 years of his later life in jail accused of various crimes. The discovery of a manuscript version of "Le Morte d'Arthur" in 1934 in the library of Winchester College, supported the identification of Malory the author with Malory the traitor, burglar, and rapist. It showed that many of the inconsistencies in the printed text were traceable to the printing house rather than to the author. The most reliable modern version, therefore, is one like Eugene Vinaver's that is based on the Winchester manuscript. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- This is the Malory adaptation edited by Sidney Lanier, most notable for the Illustrated Junior Library edition. It has one section that is lacking in The Boy's King Arthur, also edited by Lanier, and they should not be... (show all) combined. Do not combine with any other Malory adaptations or Works of this Title.
This version includes the tale titled "La Cote Mal Taile." Please don't combine the two.
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