| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
lii, 954 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
A Norton critical edition |
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Norton critical edition.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 945-954). |
| Summary |
A primary and secondary source to the 15th-century prose saga for students of English literature. The text includes footnotes explaining terms and references, and marginal references to manuscript pages. A glossary, related contemporary documents, and recent critical essays support the text. |
| Contents |
Malory and rape / Catherine Batt -- Prologue and epilogue to the 1485 edition / William Caxton -- Counter-romance: Civil strife and father-killing in the prose romances / Helen Cooper -- The rhetoric of dialogue / P.J.C. Field -- Enchanted ground: the feminine subtext in Malory / Geraldine Heng -- Shame and guilt / Mark Lambert -- On Malory's style / Terence McCarthy -- Manuscripts, readers, and patrons in fifteenth-century England: Sir Thomas Malory and Arthurian romance / Carol Meale -- Divisions / Felicity Riddy -- Mellyagant's primal scene / Paul Strohm |
| Subject |
Arthurian romances.
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Malory, Thomas, Sir, active 15th century. Morte d'Arthur.
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Arthurian romances -- History and criticism.
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Knights and knighthood in literature.
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Kings and rulers in literature.
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| Added Author |
Shepherd, Stephen H. A.
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| Added Title |
Morte d'Arthur
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Hoole book of Kyng Arthur and of his noble knyghtes of the Rounde Table |
| ISBN |
0393974642 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780393974645 paperback alkaline paper |
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