Le Morte D'Arthur

Sir Thomas Malory

ISBN 10: 051747977X / ISBN 13: 9780517479773

Edité par Gramercy Books, New York, NY, 1995

A propos de cet article

A 1st print (number line to 1) of a 1995 edition of the 15th century classic, illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley. Light wear to the DJ. There is a stain to the top corner of the front flap that penetrates to the inside and top of the front board. A very good copy. A heavy, oversize book that will require additional postage.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Le Morte D'Arthur
• Éditeur: Gramercy Books, New York, NY
• Date de parution: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 051747977X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780517479773
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Illustrateur: Aubrey Beardsley
• Édition: First Edition
• Impression: 1st Printing
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Very Good

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Synopsis

An illustrated presentation of the legendary deeds of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table follows Arthur's magical birth and accession to the throne as well as the stories of knights Sir Lancelot, Sir Tristram, and Sir Galahad.

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.