Sir Thomas Malory's Le morte d'Arthur : King Arthur and the legends of the Round Table
by Malory, Thomas, Sir, 15th cent.
Physical Description: |
512 p. ; 18 cm. |
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ISBN: |
0451528166 |
Author Notes: |
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) |