King Arthur's Death: Morte Arthure. Le Morte Arthur

by Brian Stone (Translator)

Other authorsBrian Stone (Introduction)

Paperback, 1998

Status

Available

Call number

821.108

Genres

All Topics

Fiction

Collection

Your library

Publication

Penguin Classics (1998), Paperback, 320 pages

Description

The Stanzaic Morte Arthur engages with the tragic implications of the chivalric love between Lancelot, Arthur and Guinevere; the Alliterative Morte Arthur with those of the aspirations of militant chivalry espoused by Arthur and his knights. The texts have been edited for readers who havelittle or no training in Middle English.

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LibraryThing member CitizenMarc

This edition brings together the alliterative Morte Arthure (c 1400) and the stanzaic Le Morte Arthur (c. 1350) in modern translation, together with useful introductions to each. These were both prime sources for Malory's prose version nearly a century later. I found the stanzaic version

particularly enjoyable, but both are fine translations.

Cyflwyniad i agweddau ar straeon Arthur a'r traddodiadau celtaidd hynafol sydd i'w weld yn rhannol ac yn bytiog mewn chwedlau fel Breuddwyd Rhonabwy a Culhwch ac Olwen. Mae tystiolaeth i ehangder y traddodiad yma, yn ein Trioedd (Trioedd Ynys Prydain) a'r chwedlau cynharaf eraill yn y traddodiad Arthuraidd a geir mewn ieithoedd eraill.

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LibraryThing member twig_tea

The TEAMS books are wonderfully done, and this is no exception. I am in love with the alliterative morte poem, even though it is incredibly difficult to wade through. The amount of detail is almost excruciating even though it is also fascinating. An excellent edition.

LibraryThing member DinadansFriend

Not so interesting as Mallory, but useful as a precursor of the great Morte. It seems to cover the standard bases later used by Malory, as regards the end of the Round Table.

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