New study of Malory's sources reveals much about how the work was
created and about Malory himself. The first book-length study of
the sources of Sir Thomas Malory's Morte Darthur since 1921 and the
first comprehensive study since that of Vinaver's three-volume
edition, Malory's Library collects the results of overone hundred
years of scholarship, providing new discussions of the major
sources of the eight tales recognised in the standard edition. It
also, for the first time, explores possible minor sources of the
Morte Darthur, evaluating the case for them to see what conclusions
may be drawn of Malory's life, work, and mental furnishings. In so
doing, it clarifies the process by which Malory created his work.
It shows that Malory carried an eclectic body of literature in his
mind and worked at least partly from memory; and it illuminates his
interest in characters of his own social class, the breadth of his
enthusiasm for Arthurian literature, and the depth of his
commitment to provide his countrymen with "the hoole book of kyng
Arthur and of his noble knyghtes of the Round Table". RALPH NORRIS
teaches in the Department of English at Kennesaw State University.
General
Imprint: |
D.S. Brewer
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Arthurian Studies |
Release date: |
March 2008 |
First published: |
2008 |
Authors: |
Ralph Norris
(Customer)
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
198 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84384-154-8 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-84384-154-1 |
Barcode: |
9781843841548 |
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