The book of Kyng Arthur : the unity of Malory's Morte Darthur / Charles Moorman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moorman, Charles, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arthurian romances--History and criticism.

Arthurian romances.

Rhetoric, Medieval.

Malory, Thomas, Sir, active 15th century. Morte d'Arthur.

Malory, Thomas.

Arthur, King--In literature.

Arthur.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (137 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Lexington, Kentucky] : University Press of Kentucky, 1965.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 purp

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Contents; Prologue; One: The Chronology of the Morte Darthur; Two: The Failure in Love: Iancelot and Guinevere; Three: The Failure in Religion: The Quest of the Sankgreall; Four: The Failure in Chivalry: Lot and Pellinore; Five: All Whole Together; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813163789

0813163781

OCLC:

933515907