Le Morte D’Arthur by Thomas Malory audiobook

Le Morte D’Arthur

By Sir Thomas Malory
Read by Bill Homewood

Naxos 9780199537341

Unabridged

Format : Retail CD (In Stock)
  • $75.00

    ISBN: 9781799956167

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    ISBN: 9781799956174

Runtime: 38.07 Hours
Category: Fiction/Classics
Audience: Adult
Language: English

Summary

Summary

Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award

Of all the legends of Western civilization, perhaps the glorious adventures of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table are the best known. The quest for the holy grail and the undying illicit love between Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere have provided inspiration for storytellers and poets down the ages, and sparked so many films and books of our own time.

Fifteen-century knight Sir Thomas Malory penned the book with relish, packing his story with tales of heroism, treachery and revenge, noble suitors, beautiful princesses, dragons, sorcerers, giants, and bloody deeds of derring-do on and off the jousting field.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Some of the words in this classic of early modern English will be unfamiliar, but Bill Homewood’s deep, resonant voice carries the stories of King Arthur and his knights. He doesn’t create distinctive voices for all the many knights and damsels, but the author did little to make them more than types. Arthur, Guenever, Launcelot, and a few others are closer to being characters in the modern sense, and Homewood fleshes them out accordingly. Those who know only the more recent versions of the Arthurian saga may be surprised at how much has been left out, but the material is vast, and even Malory left out some of it (such as the end of the story of Tristram and Iseult). Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” AudioFile

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Author Bio: Sir Thomas Malory

Author Bio: Sir Thomas Malory

Sir Thomas Malory (1400?–1471) of Newbold Revel served with Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick; was knighted in 1442, and was elected a member of parliament in 1445. For whatever reason, he turned to a life of irresponsible violence and spent most of his last twenty years in prison until his death in 1471. It was during his imprisonment that he composed, translated, and adapted his great rendering of Arthurian material, which has served as source and influence for all succeeding Arthurian literature, including Tennyson’s Idylls of the King.

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Available Formats : Retail CD, MP3 CD
Category: Fiction/Classics
Runtime: 38.07
Audience: Adult
Language: English