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Overview

Malory's majestic account of the Arthurian legends was one of England's first printed books, and has remained an inspiration for readers and writers down the centuries since it was first published by William Caxton in 1485.  His eight tales share common characters and a common interest in the themes of love, chivalry and religion as they tell of the knights of the Round Table, their quests, their betrayals and, finally, the death of King Arthur and the disbandment of the Fellowship.

This magnificent and evocative edition is based on the 1893 edition, decorated and illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley.

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Overview

Malory's majestic account of the Arthurian legends was one of England's first printed books, and has remained an inspiration for readers and writers down the centuries since it was first published by William Caxton in 1485.  His eight tales share common characters and a common interest in the themes of love, chivalry and religion as they tell of the knights of the Round Table, their quests, their betrayals and, finally, the death of King Arthur and the disbandment of the Fellowship.

This magnificent and evocative edition is based on the 1893 edition, decorated and illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley.

Edited and first published by William Caxton in 1485, Sir Thomas Malory's unique and splendid version of the Arthurian legend tells an immortal story of love, adventure, chivalry, treachery, and death. This edition includes an excellent introduction by John Lawlor.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780451528162
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
  • Publication date: 10/28/2001
  • Format: Mass Market Paperback
  • Edition description: Reissue
  • Pages: 512
  • Series: Signet Classics Series
  • Product dimensions: 4.38 (w) x 6.84 (h) x 0.90 (d)

Meet the Author

Sir Thomas Malory is a shadowy figure who completed his masterpiece, Le Morte d'Arthur, in 1469-70 whilst in Newgate Prison.  The title is taken from the epilogue of William Caxton's 1485 edition.

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Le Morte D'Arthur

Volume One
By Thomas Malory

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Copyright © 2003 Thomas Malory
All right reserved.
ISBN: 1404371494


Chapter One


How Uther Pendragon sent for the duke of Cornwall and Igraine his wife, and of their departing suddenly again.


IT befell in the days of Uther Pendragon, when he was king of all England, and so reigned, that there was a mighty duke in Cornwall that held war against him long time. And the duke was called the Duke of Tintagil. And so by means King Uther sent for this duke, charging him to bring his wife with him, for she was called a fair lady, and a passing wise, and her name was called Igraine.

So when the duke and his wife were come unto the king, by the means of great lords they were accorded both. The king liked and loved this lady well, and he made them great cheer out of measure, and desired to have lain by her. But she was a passing good woman, and would not assent unto the king. And then she told the duke her husband, and said, I suppose that we were sent for that I should be dishonoured; wherefore, husband, I counsel you, that we depart from hence suddenly, that we may ride all night unto our own castle. And in like wise as she said so they departed, that neither the king nor none of his council were ware of their departing. All so soon as King Uther knew of their departing so suddenly, he was wonderly wroth. Then he called to him his privy council, and told them of the sudden departing of the duke and his wife.

Then they advised the king to send for the duke and his wife by a great charge; and if he will not come at your summons, then may ye do your best, then have ye cause to make mighty war upon him. So that was done, and the messengers had their answers; and that was this shortly, that neither he nor his wife would not come at him.

Then was the king wonderly wroth. And then the king sent him plain word again, and bade him be ready and stuff him and garnish him, for within forty days he would fetch him out of the biggest castle that he hath.

When the duke had this warning, anon he went and furnished and garnished two strong castles of his, of the which the one hight Tintagil, and the other castle hight Terrabil. So his wife Dame Igraine he put in the castle of Tintagil, and himself he put in the castle of Terrabil, the which had many issues and posterns out. Then in all haste came Uther with a great host, and laid a siege about the castle of Terrabil. And there he pight many pavilions, and there was great war made on both parties, and much people slain. Then for pure anger and for great love of fair Igraine the king Uther fell sick. So came to the king Uther Sir Ulfius, a noble knight, and asked the king why he was sick. I shall tell thee, said the king, I am sick for anger and for love of fair Igraine, that I may not be whole. Well, my lord, said Sir Ulfius, I shall seek Merlin, and he shall do you remedy, that your heart shall be pleased. So Ulfius departed, and by adventure he met Merlin in a beggar's array, and there Merlin asked Ulfius whom he sought. And he said he had little ado to tell him. Well, said Merlin, I know whom thou seekest, for thou seekest Merlin; therefore seek no farther, for I am he; and if King Uther will well reward me, and be sworn unto me to fulfil my desire, that shall be his honour and profit more than mine; for I shall cause him to have all his desire. All this will I undertake, said Ulfius, that there shall be nothing reasonable but thou shalt have thy desire. Well, said Merlin, he shall have his intent and desire. And therefore, said Merlin, ride on your way, for I will not be long behind.

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Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Chronologies
Arthur Before Malory
The Wars of the Roses
Malory: Life Events
Receptions of Le Morte Darthur to 1934
Reading Malory's English
Editorial Procedure/Reading the Edition
Abbreviations
Le Morte Darthur or The Hoole Book of Kyng Arthur and of His Noble Knyghtes of the Rounde Table 1
Sources and Backgrounds 699
Responses to the Times 759
Criticism 795
Malory and Rape 797
Prologue and Epilogue to the 1485 Edition 814
Counter-Romance: Civil Strife and Father-Killing in the Prose Romances 819
The Rhetoric of Dialogue 830
Enchanted Ground: The Feminine Subtext in Malory 835
Shame and Guilt 849
On Malory's Style 856
Manuscripts, Readers, and Patrons in Fifteenth-Century England: Sir Thomas Malory and Arthurian Romance 865
Divisions 882
Mellyagant's Primal Scene 894
Glossary 907
Selected Guide to Proper Names 939
Selected Bibliography 945
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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 23, 2002

    Not what I expected

    I ordered this book to simply have a bare bones edition until the Norton critical edition is published this fall. It arrived today and I am disappointed to find that it will not meet my needs. Baines states in the preface: 'the purpose of this book is to proivide a concise and lucid rendering of Le Morte d'Arthur in modern idiom for the benefit of those 'students and general readers who wish to obtain a firm grasp of the whole, but lack the time and enthusiasm necessary to perform this task for themselves' and that 'my procedure throughout has been to retell each tale 'in my own words''. If you are looking to do any scholarly work, this translation may not meets your needs either. I can't speak to the effectiveness of the translation for the general reader as I will not be reading it. It would have been nice if Barnes & Noble had included this bit of information about the translation in their description of this edition.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 1, 2006

    The Best Edition I have Read

    First off, before I begin, I must state that the other review of this book is actually for a different edition, specifically the Signet Classics Edition edited by Keith Barnes. This book is the Norton Critical Edition, edited by Stephen H. Shepherd, and as such is one of the most accurate translations of the Le Morte D'Arthur I have seen in some time. It is especially good for use in research papers, as I can attest to from experience. Being meant for research, this book is not intended for anyone who wants a basic introduction to Malory or the Le Morte D'Arthur. The majority of the Middle English spelling conventions have remained intact in this volume, although it is important to note that some spelling has been still altered (as the editor makes clear in the introduction). Thus, a good knowledge of Middle English is necessary before attempting to read this for one's personal pleasure. The editor does some more things which try to keep this volume as close to the original mauscript as possible. One example of this is the line heights. If a sentence was written three lines high in the manuscript, it is printed three lines high in this edition. Items such as this combine to create an edition that is as close as a reader can get to the original Winchester Manuscript without looking at a fascimile of it. Although this edition is overwhelmingly based on the Winchester Manuscript, some portions of the Caxton printing have made their way into this volume, seen in places where the Winchester Manuscript was missing pages (such as the beginning) or was otherwise lacking. The influence of the Caxton printing is rather minimal, but in some areas this edition has to be considered a blend of the two. In addition to the story itself, there are a number of essays and other sources present at the end of the book which can help in research or in putting this tale and its author into perspective. Thus, in total, this would be the only version of Le Morte D'Arthur which I would ever use for research or for scholarly writing.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 8, 2012

    Petalflight

    Banned

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 4, 2012

    Mistyfut Will

    Hello?

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 30, 2012

    Petalflight

    Oh. My. Gawd. *dies* Too many creepers on here now. Crescentwing: LOL! Darkbramble: I'll h u m p yo. jk I'm not that desperate. Checkerfern: Ugh. >:I *gives Logan a scornful look*

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 30, 2012

    Star the kind and dark the deadly

    Dark:we want reanvge on starclan. Star:i want to brith kit so the imposter will thrive

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 30, 2012

    To toxicdraught

    I am here. What do you want. I am spystars sucessor.(leader after him) . Sincerly, pebble the slash

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 3, 2012

    Petalpaw(starclan)

    Dynasty was driven from this ace and scattered

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 29, 2012

    ?????

    Is this the dynasty?

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 29, 2012

    Laiapaw

    May i join? Im a small greu she cat. I would like to be your historian. We must keep all of our history stored up. Will your leader be kind and tell me your history? Thank you.....Laiapaw

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 28, 2012

    Dumb

    You dumb little kids. Go to a chatroom for your little games!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 22, 2012

    Autumn

    Everyone here?

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 22, 2012

    To moonstar from his/her new warrior spiritflower

    Nightshade told me to meet him in rain forest rose and now he entered me into mountainclan i am ur newest warrior "i try to do everything i can in battle" "Whats going on" she whispered softly

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 22, 2012

    Pain

    Shy is telling the truth. Without dkill you are nothing. Shy is nothing but skill. And if skill is mixed with my unmatchable strength we are indestructable

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 21, 2012

    Wolftooth

    ....*smirks slightly*

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 29, 2012

    Ninja to toxicdraught

    So it is true your back but where is gothstar

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 22, 2012

    Thank u

    Lightningstar- i couldnt thank u enough if u didnt have ur own clan to attend to id ask u to come join ours moonstar.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 22, 2012

    Autumn (one of Mother Nature's Daughters) to Silverstar

    What's up? Whatcha doin'? *makes another tornado of leaves*

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 21, 2012

    Help needed

    Coolclan in need of a mentor for jaypaw and haypaw imeaditly like asap jaypaw and haypaw twin kits in need of mentor with some proof that you have had training please they need you if you can go to hunger games book one

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 21, 2012

    Blazeclaw

    *Helps prettyheart* "Gawd, how could you have the heart to take kits, the warriors code is never harm a kit of ANY clan, i hope you die a thousand painful deaths," Blazeclaw rawred. He jumped on him and clawed him furiously. Finally, he saw the kits and pranced after them and started to bring the back to revenge camp. He carried four kits at a time.

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