The Social and Literary Contexts of Malory's Morte Darthur

These studies look at Malory's 'Morte Darthur' as both literature and history. Insights into warfare and into contemporary attitudes to violence and the depredations of war are balanced by considerations of the literary context of the 'Morte', both with regard to the manuscript tradition of 'grete bokes', and the first printed version. Current critical attitudes to the 'Morte' are also examined, with the suggestion that Malory's intentions have been...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859915948
• ISBN13: 9780859915946
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"