Project Gutenberg 2014-09-14 Public domain in the USA. 544 Malory, Thomas, Sir 1471 Caxton, William 1491 Strachey, Edward, Sir 1812 1901 Le Morte Darthur Sir Thomas Malory's Book of King Arthur and his Noble Knights of the Round Table Produced by Irma Spehar, Sonya Schermann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Le Morte Darthur" by Sir Thomas Malory is a legendary epic narrative and historical romance written in the late 15th century. The book recounts the tales of King Arthur, his knights, and the legendary events surrounding the Round Table. Its focus is on themes of chivalry, honor, and the complexities of love and betrayal, primarily featuring iconic figures such as King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, and the quest for the Holy Grail. The opening of "Le Morte Darthur" introduces the reader to the origins of the Arthurian legend, beginning with the story of Arthur's conception under the reign of Uther Pendragon and leading into his rise to kingship. The text suggests a blend of historical detail and mythical narrative as it explores Arthur's relationships with key figures, such as Merlin, and the establishment of the Round Table. Furthermore, Malory's prose captures significant events that shape the destiny of Arthur and his knights, hinting at the trials of love and loyalty that they will face, setting the stage for the epic journey of honor against adversity throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Arthurian romances PR Text Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 2482069 2482078 2024-09-19T14:05:03.669650 2023-09-20T10:05:52.804605 text/html text/html 2446282 2014-09-14T06:49:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 829569 2014-09-14T06:50:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 891135 2024-09-19T14:05:31.680945 application/epub+zip 922445 2024-09-19T14:05:08.693650 application/epub+zip 863413 2024-09-19T14:05:05.959574 application/epub+zip 1509267 2024-09-19T14:05:49.844867 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1362909 2024-09-19T14:05:28.860944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1304132 2022-09-21T09:55:04.035756 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2136781 2024-09-19T14:04:59.372586 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2140985 2014-09-14T06:49:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 688858 2014-09-14T06:50:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2136771 2014-09-14T06:50:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 688087 2014-09-14T06:50:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20585 2024-09-19T14:05:50.005844 application/rdf+xml 16387 2024-09-19T14:05:06.343597 image/jpeg 2247 2024-09-19T14:05:06.200577 image/jpeg 829271 2024-09-19T14:05:03.871574 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia