Sir Thomas Malory – författare

The legends of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table have inspired some of the greatest works of literature--from Cervantes''s Don Quixote to Tennyson''s Idylls of the King. Although many versions exist, Malory''s stands as the classic rendition. Malory wrote the book while in Newgate Prison during the last three years of his life; it was published some fourteen years later, in 1485, by William Caxton. The tales, steeped in the magic of Merlin, the powerful cords of the chivalric code, and the age-old dramas of love and death, resound across the centuries.The stories of King Arthur, Lancelot, Queen Guenever, and Tristram and Isolde seem astonishingly moving and modern. Malory''s Le Morte d''Arthur endures and inspires because it embodies mankind''s deepest yearnings: for brotherhood and community; a love worth dying for; and valor, honor, and chivalry. ''Le Morte d''Arthur remains an enchanted sea for the reader to swim about in, delighting at the random beauties of fifteenth-century prose,'' said Robert Graves.

The wizard Merlin foretells that King Arthur''s bastard son Mordred will one day bring about the ruin of Camelot. At Merlin''s urging, Arthur tries to have the boy killed. Arthur then marries the fair Gwenyvere, who brings the Round Table with her as part of her dowry. But Gwenyvere falls in love with Arthur''s favorite knight, Launcelot . Meanwhile, Mordred—who survived the attempt on his life—plots to bring down his father''s kingdom. When Mordred exposes Launcelot and Gwenyvere''s affair, it threatens to divide Arthur''s knights and shatter the fellowship of the Round Table. First published in England in 1485, this epic is credited with combining the disparate Arthurian legends into a cohesive, definitive canon. This is an unabridged version of Sir Thomas Malory''s tale of swords, quests, honor, and betrayal.

The wizard Merlin foretells that King Arthur''s bastard son Mordred will one day bring about the ruin of Camelot. At Merlin''s urging, Arthur tries to have the boy killed. Arthur then marries the fair Gwenyvere, who brings the Round Table with her as part of her dowry. But Gwenyvere falls in love with Arthur''s favorite knight, Launcelot . Meanwhile, Mordred—who survived the attempt on his life—plots to bring down his father''s kingdom. When Mordred exposes Launcelot and Gwenyvere''s affair, it threatens to divide Arthur''s knights and shatter the fellowship of the Round Table. First published in England in 1485, this epic is credited with combining the disparate Arthurian legends into a cohesive, definitive canon. This is an unabridged version of Sir Thomas Malory''s tale of swords, quests, honor, and betrayal.

Sir Gawain is without a doubt the greatest of King Arthur''s English Knights: fiercely loyal, hot-headed, and fearlessly brave. Collected here in this edition are ''Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'' translated by Jessie Weston; ''Gawain and the Lady of Avalon'' by George Augustus Simcox; ''Sir Gawaine''s Quest for the White Hart'' by Sir Thomas Malory; ''Sir Gawain Meets Sir Prianius'' by Sir James Knowles; ''Sir Gawain and the Maid with the Narrow Sleeves'' by Rupert S. Holland; ''Sir Gawain and the Lady of Lys'' translated by Jessie L. Weston; ''Sir Gawain and the Lady'' by Beatrice Clay; ''The Marriage of Sir Gawaine'' by Bishop Thomas Percy; ''The Last Love of Gawaine'' by Richard Hovey; ''Of Sir Gawaine''s Hatred, and the War with Sir Lancelot'' by Henry Gilbert; ''Castle Orguellous'' translated by Jessie L. Weston; and ''Gawayne and the Green Knight: A Fairy Tale'' by Charlton Miner Lewis. Return to a time when chivalry and bravery reigned.

The King Arthur Super Pack is the most complete collection of Arthurian literature ever assembled. There are more than two thousand pages of amazing literature here. There are more than a dozen major works included in this collection, as well as a number of works of interest to Arthurian fans. Journey back in time to the days of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, when magic and chivalry ruled the land. Included in this omnibus edition are: ‘Le Morte D''Arthur’ by Sir Thomas Malory; ‘Idylls of the King’ by Lord Alfred Tennyson; ‘A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur''s Court’ by Mark Twain; ‘Erec et Enide’ by Chrétien de Troyes; ‘The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights’ by Sir James Knowles; ‘Stories of King Arthur''s Knights: Told to the Children’ by Mary MacGregor; ‘Stories of King Arthur and His Knights’ by U. Waldo Cutler; ‘King Arthur''s Knights: The Tales Re-Told for Boys & Girls’ by Henry Gilbert; ‘Stories from Le Morte D''Arthur and the Mabinogion’ by Beatrice Clay; ‘King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table’ by Rupert S. Holland; ‘The Marvellous History of King Arthur in Avalon’ by Geoffrey of Monmouth; ‘Gawayne and the Green Knight: A Fairy Tale’ by Charlton Miner Lewis; ‘Merlin’s Youth’ by George Parker Bidder; ‘Sir Gawain and the Lady of Lys’ translated by Jessie L. Weston; ‘Merlin the Enchanter’ by Thomas Wentworth Higginson; ‘King Arthur at Avalon’ by Thomas Wentworth Higginson; ‘Sir Lancelot of the Lake’ by Thomas Wentworth Higginson; ‘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight’ translated by Jessie Weston; ‘The Story of King Arthur and His Knights’ by Howard Pyle; ‘The Story of the Champions of the Round Table’ by Howard Pyle; ‘The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions’ by Howard Pyle; ‘The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur’ by Howard Pyle; ‘A Knyght Ther Was’ by Robert F. Young; ‘The Egyptian Maid or The Romance of the Water-Lily’ by William Wordsworth; ‘Merlin and Vivien’ by Lord Alfred Tennyson; ‘Merlin’s Song’ by Ralph Waldo Emerson; ‘Gawain and the Lady of Avalon’ by George Augustus Simcox; and ‘The Marriage of Sir Gawaine’ by Bishop Thomas Percy.

The epic legend re-imagined as a stunning graphic novel series adapted by Bafta- winner and No.1 New York Times bestselling author John Matthews and Emmy Award-winning artist Will Sweeney.

Among the best liked stories of five or six hundred years ago were those which told of chivalrous deeds—of joust and tourney and knightly adventure. To be sure, these stories were not set forth in printed books, for there were no printed books as early as the times of the first three King Edwards, and few people could have read them if there had been any. But children and grown people alike were eager to hear these old-time tales read or recited by the minstrels, and the interest in them has continued in some measure through all the changing years and tastes. We now, in the times of the seventh King Edward, still find them far more worth our while than many modern stories. For us they have a special interest, because of home setting and Christian basis, and they may well share in our attention with the legends of Greece and Rome.In these early romances of chivalry, Arthur and his knights of the Round Table are by far the most popular heroes, and the finding of the Holy Grail is the highest achievement of knightly valour. The material for the Arthur stories came from many countries and from many different periods of history. Much of it is wholly fanciful, but the writers connected all the incidents directly or indirectly with the old Briton king of the fifth century, who was the model of knighthood, "without fear and without reproach."...

Le Morte d''Arthur (originalmente escrito Le Morte Darthur, francés medio para "la muerte de Arturo" [1]) es una reelaboración de los cuentos existentes de Sir Thomas Malory sobre el legendario Rey Arturo, Ginebra, Lancelot, Merlín y los Caballeros. de la mesa redonda. Malory interpreta historias existentes en francés e inglés sobre estas figuras y agrega material original (por ejemplo, la historia de Gareth).Le Morte d''Arthur fue publicado por primera vez en 1485 por William Caxton, y hoy es una de las obras más conocidas de la literatura artúrica en inglés. Muchos escritores arturianos modernos han utilizado a Malory como su fuente principal, incluido T. H. White en su popular The Once and Future King y Tennyson en The Idylls of the King.

Una historia inmortal de amor, aventura, caballería, traición y muerte. Editado y publicado por primera vez por William Caxton en 1485, Le Morte D''Arthur es la versión única y espléndida de la leyenda artúrica de sir Thomas Malory. La traición de Mordred, las hazañas de caballeros de Tristán, las lealtades fatalmente divididas de Lancelot y su amor por Guenever, la búsqueda del Santo Grial; Todos los elementos están allí entretejidos en una maravillosa integridad por la magia de su estilo de prosa.El resultado no es solo una de las cuentas más legibles de los caballeros de la Mesa Redonda, sino también una de las más conmovedoras. A medida que la historia avanza hacia la inevitable tragedia de la muerte de Arthur, el efecto es acumulativo, aumentando con una inminente sensación de fatalidad y tragedia hacia su final devastador.