The death of King Arthur : Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur : a retelling

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Label

The death of King Arthur : Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur : a retelling

Title remainder

Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur : a retelling

Statement of responsibility

by Peter Ackroyd

Creator

• Ackroyd, Peter, 1949-

Contributor

• Malory, Thomas, Sir, 15th cent

Subject

• Knights and knighthood -- Great Britain -- Fiction
• Arthur, King -- Fiction
• Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Fiction
• Arthurian romances
• Britons -- Fiction
• Historical fiction

Genre

• Fiction
• Arthurian romances
• Historical fiction

Language

eng

Summary

In this modern adaptation of the story of King Arthur, the author resurrects the legendary epic of Camelot. The names of Arthur, Merlin, Lancelot, Guinevere, Galahad, the sword of Excalibur, and the court of Camelot are as recognizable as any from the world of myth. Although many versions exist of the stories of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory endures as the most moving and richly inventive. In this abridged retelling the author transforms Malory's fifteenth-century work into a dramatic modern story, vividly bringing to life a world of courage and chivalry, magic, and majesty. The golden age of Camelot, the perilous search for the Holy Grail, the love of Guinevere and Lancelot, and the treachery of Arthur's son Mordred are all rendered into contemporary prose

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

823/.914

Index

no index present

LC call number

PR6051.C64

LC item number

D43 2011

Literary form

fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries