num_pages: 512
description: THE BIRTH OF CHIVALRYThe rousing epic of King Arthur and his court has had a lasting effect on the traditions and literature of the English-speaking peoples. These well-known tales represent the bridge between pagan and Christian, Druid and Dominus. Arthur emerges at the end of the Roman Empire and the beginning of a British nation.Keith Baines's splendid new rendition of Le Morte d' Arthur faithfully preserves the original flavor of Malory's masterpiece--that of banners and bloodshed, knights and ladies, Christians and sorcerers, sentiment and savagery. It remains a vivid, medieval tapestry woven about a central figure who symbolizes the birth of an age of chivalry.
language: English
title: Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table
titlecomplete: Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table
characters: Sir Mordred, King Lot, Sir Kay, Sir Perceval, Sir Bedivere, Morgan le Fay, Sir Balin, Sir Lucan de Butler, Vivien, Sir Tristram, King Uther Pendragon, King Leodegrance, Sir Lancelot, King Arthur, Melwys, Sir Balan, Igraine, Sir Gawain, Merlin (Arthurian wizard), Sir Gareth, Queen Guinevere, Duke Gorlois, Sir Galahad
genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Adventure, Poetry, Literature, Classics, Medieval, Mythology, Fantasy, Arthurian
ratings_count: 37042
places: Britain, Logres
publisher: The New American Library Inc.