Sir Thomas Malory's Morte Darthur: A New Modern English Translation Based on the Winchester Manuscript (Critical) (Paperback)

from tommi180744

This Edition is based on Caxton's text: It therefore very largely contains the original detailed content - alterations have been confined almost entirely to spellings and a little grammar. This is the 'Romance' as conceived by Malory; every human strength and frailty explored through a tale of fa...

from AlanSkinner

I think I read this over and over when I was a child, and when I came back to it as an adult, I still loved it. These tales are an ingrained part of western culture and are still a weather value for the rough winds of our morality.Of course Mallory's tales of Arthur are a fifteenth century re-mod...

from dreamingtereza

An absolute childhood favorite - I took my Malory (and my thesaurus) everywhere! I fear I wore out a few copies before I acquired this sturdy hardcover.

from k8_not_kate

Having adored T.H. White's "The Once and Future King" in high school, I figured I would read this classic treatment of the Arthurian legends and enjoy it as well. Unfortunately, Malory's work was far less entertaining. Sure, I expected prose from the 15th century to be a harder to get through and...

from AliceAnna

Very difficult, monotonous reading. Lots of smoting and brasting. Surprising source of subsequent Arthurian legends which bear little resemblance to Malory's work.