{"product_id":"le-morte-darthur-selections-a-broadview-anthology-of-british-literature-edition-paperback","title":"Le Morte Darthur: Selections: A Broadview Anthology of British Literature Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSir Thomas Malory\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMaureen Okun\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJoseph Black\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArguably no medieval English literary work has had as far and wide a reach as Sir Thomas Malory's \u003cem\u003eLe Morte Darthur\u003c\/em\u003e; among the many adaptations are Tennyson's \u003cem\u003eIdylls of the King\u003c\/em\u003e, T.H. White's \u003cem\u003eThe Once and Future King\u003c\/em\u003e, and the Lerner and Loewe musical \u003cem\u003eCamelot\u003c\/em\u003e. It might also be argued that the late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century tradition of fantasy literature-from Tolkien's \u003cem\u003eLord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e to George Lucas's \u003cem\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/em\u003e and beyond-owes much to the Arthurian tradition, rooted in English most strongly in Malory's \u003cem\u003eMorte Darthur\u003c\/em\u003e. Yet there has been no edition that draws on the results of the past generation's scholarship while presenting Malory's work in a form that is at once true to the original and accessible to the modern reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition, which expands on the revised and expanded selection of Malory material that will be included in the third edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Broadview Anthology of British Literature\u003c\/em\u003e, is all of those things. The extensive selections include most of the material concerning Launcelot, and all of the \u003cem\u003eMorte\u003c\/em\u003e's two final tales; the language has been partially modernized to make the text accessible to the modern reader, while retaining the flavor of the original; the text has been carefully prepared from the Winchester manuscript; and the annotations are extensive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Arguably no medieval English literary work has had as far and wide a reach as Sir Thomas Malory's \u003cem\u003eLe Morte Darthur\u003c\/em\u003e; among the many adaptations are Tennyson's \u003cem\u003eIdylls of the King\u003c\/em\u003e, T.H. White's \u003cem\u003eThe Once and Future King\u003c\/em\u003e, and the Lerner and Loewe musical \u003cem\u003eCamelot\u003c\/em\u003e. It might also be argued that the late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century tradition of fantasy literature--from Tolkien's \u003cem\u003eLord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e to George Lucas's \u003cem\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/em\u003e and beyond--owes much to the Arthurian tradition, rooted in English most strongly in Malory's \u003cem\u003eMorte Darthur\u003c\/em\u003e. Yet there has been no edition that draws on the results of the past generation's scholarship while presenting Malory's work in a form that is at once true to the original and accessible to the modern reader. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This new edition, which expands on the revised and expanded selection of Malory material that will be included in the third edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Broadview Anthology of British Literature\u003c\/em\u003e, is all of those things. The extensive selections include most of the material concerning Launcelot, and all of the \u003cem\u003eMorte\u003c\/em\u003e's two final tales; the language has been partially modernized to make the text accessible to the modern reader, while retaining the flavor of the original; the text has been carefully prepared from the Winchester manuscript; and the annotations are extensive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Contributing Editor \u003cstrong\u003eMaureen Okun\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor in the Department of English and Chair of the Department of Liberal Studies at Vancouver Island University. Her other books include \u003cem\u003eThe Broadview Pocket Guide to Citation and Documentation\u003c\/em\u003e (2013). \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52537451020595,"sku":"9781554811595","price":46.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/QzZWcEdiMXlMcll6NG0vS0pUS2pDQT09.webp?v=1760810194","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/le-morte-darthur-selections-a-broadview-anthology-of-british-literature-edition-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}