Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table in Sword & Sorcery: "An earthier sort of fantasy"

Apr 05, 2019 Markus rated it really liked it

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The ultimate piece of Arthurian legend? Perhaps.

It took me a quarter of a century as a passionate lover of mythology and fantasy to read Le Morte d'Arthur, and in the end I only did so because I've started regularly encountering and listening to people who know much more about Arthurian literature than I do. Sadly, the... academic approach lead me to get little enjoyment out of this. I'm sure it's great, but I couldn't enjoy it like I can modern iterations of the mythos like The Winter King and ...more

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Feb 18, 2017 Alex rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favourite-read, fiction-reviews

There is so much more to this book than has been depicted in films and adaptations: much more than a King named Arthur, a Round Table, and a certain Sir Lancelot after Arthur’s wife. The adaptations have been much embellished, but Thomas Malory’s adventures had a nostalgic setting and a feeling of chivalry and honour that cannot be replicated. King Arthur and Camelot are the beginning – a canvas for a series of clashes between heroic knights, to prove themselves to damsels, wed beautiful princes ...more

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Dec 20, 2015 J. Ellyne rated it did not like it

This was the first book about Arthur I read but I don't recommend it. It made so many scholars believe Arthur was only a fantasy. Read Eric Walmsley's book about Arthur instead and get the real deal. ...more

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