The Book of Kyng Arthur: The Unity of Malory's Morte Darthur

By Charles Moorman

Beginning with a consideration of Malory's ingenious chronology, this study shows that Malory achieved thematic and structural unity by selecting from the great mass of Arthurian legend three narrative strands--the intrigues of Lancelot and Guinevere, the Grail quest, and the feud between the houses of Lot and Pellinore--using these to illustrate a single theme--the rise, flowering, and downfall of an ideal civilization. This selection and use of diverse materials, Charles Moorman asserts, indicates clearly that Malory set to work with a preconceived plan and that he did achieve his purpose, to write the "haole book of Kyng Arthur."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813153603
• ISBN13: 9780813153605
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher