Tales of King Arthur & The Knights of the Round Table

by Thomas Malory, Sarah Peverley (Foreword), Aubrey Beardsley (Illustrator)

An essential collection of chivalric romance, swordplay, wizardry and brutal feats of courage Malory's 15th century Morte d'Arthur is one of the world's greatest pieces of myth-making, with most gothic and modern fantasy finding its roots in this splendid mix of history, magic and literature. This selected edition features many of Aubrey Beardsley's classic illustrations.

Genres: Classics, Mythology, Fantasy, Arthurian, Fiction, Adventure

480 pages, Hardcover

First published December 15, 2017

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

[Joana | Khaleesiwithastarbuckscup · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rei Arthur é sempre algo que eu gosto imenso de ler.

[Darinda · Rating 4 out of 5]

A classic. Adventurous and entertaining.

[Pablo Diaz · Rating 3 out of 5]

First of all, the book is beautiful, can't complain there. The stories I found hit or miss, I shockingly didn't like the holy grail bit but I enjoyed some of the drama of the individual knights. Unfortunately, the middle english throughout made it difficult to read and spoiled my enjoyment of the book, but did make me feel smarter for having had read it. I can't really recomend the book but I did learn a lot about the original authurian legends which was my intent.

[Karl J DeMunda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've always been fascinated by the Arthurian legends, and have read the many stories before back when I took history classes. It was great to find one that had them as they were written. Great book, and collection of stories.

[Michael Eklund · Rating 3 out of 5]

Classic tale, retold by Malory. There are many different variants of the Arthur saga. This is high-medieval. It is rambling, illogical but sometimes moving. Many rare words you have to look up when reading.
Would have been nice with a knight register, to keep track of all the names :-) .

[Adriana Fernandes · Rating 2 out of 5]

2⭐

[Geneva]

I really wanted to read it, but am just not in the space to put the work in on this classic right now.