Bibliograph

Le morte Darthur, the Winchester manuscript, Sir Thomas Malory ; edited and abridged with an introduction and notes by Helen Cooper

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Le morte Darthur, the Winchester manuscript, Sir Thomas Malory ; edited and abridged with an introduction and notes by Helen Cooper

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Le morte Darthur

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Sir Thomas Malory ; edited and abridged with an introduction and notes by Helen Cooper

Series statement

Oxford world's classics

Sub title

the Winchester manuscript

Summary

The definitive English version of the stories of King Arthur, Le Morte Darthur was completed in 1469-70 by Sir Thomas Malory, 'knight-prisoner'. In a resonant prose style, Malory charts the tragic disintegration of the fellowship of the Round Table, destroyed from within by warring factions. Recounting the life of King Arthur, the knightly exploits of Sir Lancelot du Lake, Sir Tristram, Sir Gawain, and the quest for the Holy Grail, Le MorteDarthur depicts the contradictions that underscore the Fellowship's chivalric ideals. A pervading tension cumulates in the revelation of Lancelot and Guenivere's illicit passion, and in Arthur's powerlessness to prevent a related outbreak of violence and revenge

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Winchester manuscript

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