Le Morte D'Arthur -Vol. 1 & 2-

<p><strong><em>Le Morte D'Arthur -Vol. 1 & 2-</em> is Sir Thomas Malory's great English prose telling of King Arthur the Knights of the Round Table the quest for the Holy Grail and the fall of Camelot.</strong> Drawing together French and English Arthurian traditions Malory shaped the scattered legends of Arthur Lancelot Guinevere Merlin Tristram Galahad Gawain and Mordred into the most influential single version of the Arthurian story in English literature.</p><p>First printed by William Caxton in 1485 <em>Le Morte D'Arthur</em> stands at the crossing point of medieval romance chivalric adventure tragic legend and English literary history. Its world is one of honour loyalty courtly love betrayal spiritual aspiration dynastic violence and fatal human weakness. The book's power lies not only in its battles and quests but in its long movement from heroic fellowship toward dissolution: the Round Table is founded in glory tested by desire and pride and finally broken by treachery civil war and grief.</p><p>For readers of classic literature Arthurian legend medieval romance chivalric adventure and the foundations of English prose fiction this complete two-volume edition offers one of the essential works of the Western literary tradition: archaic magnificent violent devout and unforgettable.</p>