the author of a romance called le morte d'arthur about the death of king arthur referenced himself in his work as sir thomas malory.
the author of a romance called le morte d'arthur about the death of king arthur referenced himself in his work as sir thomas malory.
how does the author of a romance called le morte d'arthur about the death of king arthur reference himself in his work?
sir thomas malory
the exact identity of the author of "le morte d'arthur" has long been the subject of speculation, owing to the fact that at least six historical figures bore the name of "sir thomas malory" in the late 15th century. in the work the author describes himself as "knyght presoner thomas malleorre" ("sir thomas maleore" according to the publisher william caxton). this is taken as supporting evidence for the identification most widely accepted by scholars: that the author was the thomas malory born in the year 1416, to sir john malory of newbold revel, warwickshire, england.
le morte d'arthur
bullet::::- _________. "le morte darthur: sir thomas malory's book of king arthur and of his noble knights of the round table,". ed. pollard, a. w. (1903). 2 vol. new york: macmillan. (text corrected from the bowdlerised 1868 macmillan edition edited by sir edward strachey.) available on the web at:









































bullet::::- project gutenberg: le morte darthur: volume 1 (books 1–9) and le morte darthur: volume 2 (books 10–21). (plain text.)









































bullet::::- electronic text center, university of virginia library: le morte darthur: volume 1 (books 1–9) and le morte darthur: volume 2 (books 10–21) (html.)
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