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Le Morte d'Arthur

By Thomas Malory
Introduction by John Lawlor
Edited by Janet Cowen

By Thomas Malory
Introduction by John Lawlor
Edited by Janet Cowen

By Thomas Malory
Introduction by John Lawlor
Edited by Janet Cowen

By Thomas Malory
Introduction by John Lawlor
Edited by Janet Cowen

By Thomas Malory
Introduction by Robert Graves
Afterword by Christopher Cannon
Retold by Keith Baines

By Thomas Malory
Introduction by Robert Graves
Afterword by Christopher Cannon
Retold by Keith Baines

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Paperback $19.00

Jan 30, 1970 | ISBN 9780140430431

Paperback $16.00

Jan 30, 1970 | ISBN 9780140430448

Mass Market Paperback $7.95

Feb 02, 2010 | ISBN 9780451531490

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    About Le Morte d’Arthur

    Sir Thomas Malory’s richly evocative and enthralling version of the Arthurian legend

    Recounting Arthur’s birth, his ascendancy to the throne after claiming Excalibur, his ill-fated marriage to Guenever, the treachery of Morgan le Fay and the exploits of the Knights of the Round Table, it magically weaves together adventure, battle, love and enchantment. Le Morte D’Arthur looks back to an idealized Medieval world and is full of wistful, elegiac regret for a vanished age of chivalry. Edited and published by William Caxton in 1485, Malory’s prose romance drew on French and English verse sources to give an epic unity to the Arthur myth, and remains the most magnificent re-telling of the story in English.

    For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

    About Le Morte d’Arthur

    Volume two 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.

    For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

    About Le Morte d’Arthur

    From the incredible wizadry of Merlin to the passion of Gwynevere and Sir Lancelot, these tales of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table offer epic adventures with the supernatural as well as timeless battles with our own humanity.

    In a time when there were damsels in distress to save and mythical dragons to slay, King Arthur and his knights were there to render justice in the face of any danger. 

    Keith Baine’s splendid rendition of Le Morte d’Arthur faithfully preserves the original flavor of Malory’s masterpiece—that of banners and bloodshed, knights and ladies, Christians and sorcerers, sentiment and savagery. It remains a vivid medieval tapestry woven about a central figure who symbolizes the birth of an age of chivalry.

    Includes an Introduction by Robert Graves
    and an Afterword by Christopher Cannon

    About Thomas Malory

    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… More about Thomas Malory

    About Thomas Malory

    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… More about Thomas Malory

    About Thomas Malory

    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… More about Thomas Malory

    Product Details

    Category: Classic Fiction | Fairy Tales

    Paperback | $19.00
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Jan 30, 1970 | 528 Pages | ISBN 9780140430431

    Category: Classic Fiction | Fairy Tales

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Jan 30, 1970 | 592 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780140430448

    Category: Classic Fiction | Fairy Tales

    Mass Market Paperback | $7.95
    Published by Signet
    Feb 02, 2010 | 576 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-3/4 | ISBN 9780451531490
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