Books with title Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1

Sir Thomas Malory's richly evocative and enthralling version of the Arthurian legendRecounting 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.

Le Morte D'Arthur is 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.

Sir Thomas Malory's compilation of the famous stories of King Arthur and the round table. The seminal English language interpretation of the Arthurian legend, Mallory drew heavily from French sources like the Lancelot-Grail cycle (this influence inspired the French title) along with some older English works.One of the first books published in England using the printing press, Le Morte D'Arthur was extremely popular when first published in the 15th century. This popularity, combined with the Malory's comprehensive and effective story-telling, caused Le Morte D'Arthur to influence many later authors' interpretations of Arthur, including T. H. White's The Once and Future King.

Sir Thomas Malory's compilation of the famous stories of King Arthur and the round table. The seminal English language interpretation of the Arthurian legend, Mallory drew heavily from French sources like the Lancelot-Grail cycle (this influence inspired the French title) along with some older English works.One of the first books published in England using the printing press, Le Morte D'Arthur was extremely popular when first published in the 15th century. This popularity, combined with the Malory's comprehensive and effective story-telling, caused Le Morte D'Arthur to influence many later authors' interpretations of Arthur, including T. H. White's The Once and Future King.

Sir Thomas Malory's compilation of the famous stories of King Arthur and the round table. The seminal English language interpretation of the Arthurian legend, Mallory drew heavily from French sources like the Lancelot-Grail cycle (this influence inspired the French title) along with some older English works.One of the first books published in England using the printing press, Le Morte D'Arthur was extremely popular when first published in the 15th century. This popularity, combined with the Malory's comprehensive and effective story-telling, caused Le Morte D'Arthur to influence many later authors' interpretations of Arthur, including T. H. White's The Once and Future King.

Sir Thomas Malory's compilation of the famous stories of King Arthur and the round table. The seminal English language interpretation of the Arthurian legend, Mallory drew heavily from French sources like the Lancelot-Grail cycle (this influence inspired the French title) along with some older English works.One of the first books published in England using the printing press, Le Morte D'Arthur was extremely popular when first published in the 15th century. This popularity, combined with the Malory's comprehensive and effective story-telling, caused Le Morte D'Arthur to influence many later authors' interpretations of Arthur, including T. H. White's The Once and Future King.

This monumental work made the Arthurian cycle available for the first time in English. Malory took a body of legends from Celtic folklore that had been adapted into French literature, gave them an English perspective, and produced a work that ever since has had tremendous influence upon literature. The story begins with King Uther Pendragon's use of enchantment to lay with Igraine, Duchess of Cornwall. Arthur is conceived and taken away in secret, returning as a young man to claim the throne by pulling the sword Excalibur from the stone. In retelling the story of Arthur's rule of Britain, Malory intertwines the romances of Guinevere and Launcelot, Tristram and Isolde, and Launcelot and Elaine. Sir Galahad's appearance at Camelot begins the quest for the Holy Grail. Finally, Camelot is brought down by the conflict between King Arthur and his natural son, Mordred.

Sir Thomas Malory's compilation of the famous stories of King Arthur and the round table. The seminal English language interpretation of the Arthurian legend, Mallory drew heavily from French sources like the Lancelot-Grail cycle (this influence inspired the French title) along with some older English works.One of the first books published in England using the printing press, Le Morte D'Arthur was extremely popular when first published in the 15th century. This popularity, combined with the Malory's comprehensive and effective story-telling, caused Le Morte D'Arthur to influence many later authors' interpretations of Arthur, including T. H. White's The Once and Future King.

Sir Thomas Malory's compilation of the famous stories of King Arthur and the round table. The seminal English language interpretation of the Arthurian legend, Mallory drew heavily from French sources like the Lancelot-Grail cycle (this influence inspired the French title) along with some older English works.One of the first books published in England using the printing press, Le Morte D'Arthur was extremely popular when first published in the 15th century. This popularity, combined with the Malory's comprehensive and effective story-telling, caused Le Morte D'Arthur to influence many later authors' interpretations of Arthur, including T. H. White's The Once and Future King.

Sir Thomas Malory's compilation of the famous stories of King Arthur and the round table. The seminal English language interpretation of the Arthurian legend, Mallory drew heavily from French sources like the Lancelot-Grail cycle (this influence inspired the French title) along with some older English works.One of the first books published in England using the printing press, Le Morte D'Arthur was extremely popular when first published in the 15th century. This popularity, combined with the Malory's comprehensive and effective story-telling, caused Le Morte D'Arthur to influence many later authors' interpretations of Arthur, including T. H. White's The Once and Future King.

Sir Thomas Malory's compilation of the famous stories of King Arthur and the round table. The seminal English language interpretation of the Arthurian legend, Mallory drew heavily from French sources like the Lancelot-Grail cycle (this influence inspired the French title) along with some older English works.One of the first books published in England using the printing press, Le Morte D'Arthur was extremely popular when first published in the 15th century. This popularity, combined with the Malory's comprehensive and effective story-telling, caused Le Morte D'Arthur to influence many later authors' interpretations of Arthur, including T. H. White's The Once and Future King.

Sir Thomas Malory's compilation of the famous stories of King Arthur and the round table. The seminal English language interpretation of the Arthurian legend, Mallory drew heavily from French sources like the Lancelot-Grail cycle (this influence inspired the French title) along with some older English works.One of the first books published in England using the printing press, Le Morte D'Arthur was extremely popular when first published in the 15th century. This popularity, combined with the Malory's comprehensive and effective story-telling, caused Le Morte D'Arthur to influence many later authors' interpretations of Arthur, including T. H. White's The Once and Future King.