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Le morte d'Arthur
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- Book Synopsis
- This brisk retelling of Le Morte D'Arthur highlights the narrative drive, humor, and poignancy of Sir Thomas Malory's original while updating his fifteenth-century English and selectively pruning over-elaborate passages that can try the patience of modern readers. The result is an adaptation that readers can enjoy as a fresh approach to Malory's sprawling masterpiece. The book's most famous episodes--the sword in the stone, the cataclysmic final battle--are all here, while lesser-known key episodes stand forth with new brightness and clarity. The text is accompanied by an up-to-date bibliography, including websites and video resources, and a descriptive index keyed--like the retelling itself--to the book and chapter divisions of William Caxton's first printed edition of 1485.
- About The Author
- Joseph Glaser is Professor Emeritus of English, Western Kentucky University. Four of his previous works--Troilus and Criseyde in Modern Verse, The Canterbury Tales in Modern Verse, Middle English Poetry in Modern Verse, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight-are also published by Hackett.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781624663598
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Company, (05 March 2015)
- Number of Pages
- 368
- Weight
- 507.46 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 228.6 x 152.4 x 20 mm
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