Le Morte d'Arthur, a Rendition in Modern Idiom By Keith Baines

by Thomas Malory

HB book

Unknown Binding

About the author

From French sources, Sir Thomas Malory, English writer in floruit in 1470, adapted Le Morte d'Arthur , a collection of romances, which William Caxton published in 1485.

From original tales such as the Vulgate Cycle , Sir Thomas Malory, an imprisoned knight in the fifteenth century, meanwhile compiled and translated the tales, which we know as the legend of king.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_...

Reviews

[Hannah Jordan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Did I finish this book to say that I've read it? Yes. Would I have been able to get through the original text? No. Keith Baines did a great job unraveling the old English of Sir Thomas Malory and putting together something that is somewhat readable. This feels less like a story and more like an historical text that names names and battles. I was hoping it would be a little more romantic and storytelling in nature. If you're interested in King Arthur stories, I'm sure there are much more riveting ones out there, but this does a good job of explaining the what and who of it.

[Fred Klein · Rating 2 out of 5]

I’ve always wanted to read this, but I never realized how excruciating it is, even interpreted for modern readers. It’s not exciting like the film “Excalibur”. The action is extremely repetitive. Every other paragraph, some knights jousting, get knocked off their horses, and, often, there’s a beheading. I read a lot of it but skipped to the end to Arthur’s death, then read back a bit. I just can’t keep going.