Le Morte D'Arthur: The Winchester Manuscript (Oxford World's Classics)

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This Paperback Book item from Oxford University Press, USA was reviewed on 12-Dec-2008.

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1) Paperback Book Le Morte D'Arthur: The Winchester Manuscript (Oxford World's Classics) by Oxford University Press, USA. Skipping the book review, you can read it yourself for that... the book, this edition is very very well made. The book has a great cover design with and beautiful dust jacket. She´s beautiful without the dust jacket as well... a really nice binding too. The book to buy.¤

2) Paperback Book Le Morte D'Arthur: The Winchester Manuscript (Oxford World's Classics) by Oxford University Press, USA. Book was shipped quickly and was in excellent condition. Exactly as it was promoted to be.¤

3) Paperback Book Le Morte D'Arthur: The Winchester Manuscript (Oxford World's Classics) by Oxford University Press, USA. I bought this Signet translation by Keith Baines after a frustrating attempt to read the Modern Library translation by William Caxton. Caxton´s dry, stilted rendition left me hungry for a cleaner, more modern version.

Here´s a prime example from page 1:

Caxton: "It befell in the days of Uther Pendragon, when he was king of all England, and so reigned, that there was a mighty duke in Cornwall that held war against him long time. And the duke was called the Duke of Tintagil. And so by means King Uther sent for this duke, charging him to bring his wife with him, for she was called a fair lady, and a passing wise, and her name was called Igraine."

Baines: "King Uther Pendragon, ruler of all Britain, had been at war for many years with the Duke of Tintagil in Cornwall when he was told of the beauty of Lady Igraine, the duke´s wife."

If Caxton was my high school English teacher demanding that I diagram his sentences, I might forthwith set myself through with mine dagger most deadly.

Anyway, if you just want to enjoy the Arthurian tales in their cleanest English version, buy Signet´s paperback. It´s also half the price of other translations.

Happy reading!
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4) Paperback Book Le Morte D'Arthur: The Winchester Manuscript (Oxford World's Classics) by Oxford University Press, USA. You already know if you´re going to like this book. It was written in the 15th century. That fact alone should tell you that if you want a modernized version, look elsewhere. You should probably read T. H. White´s The Once and Future King or Steinbeck´s unfinished The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights. Both are retellings of this book, written for the modern reader, the former being the better, in my opinion, but the latter retains the same feel as Malory´s work. If you´re still not sure if you´d like this book, there are other reviews to explain in better detail why you should or should not try it.¤

5) Paperback Book Le Morte D'Arthur: The Winchester Manuscript (Oxford World's Classics) by Oxford University Press, USA. First of all,let me start by saying that Malory is the most essential and best of all the Arthurian works.
Secondly,I´m seriously considering teaching an informal class for local folks who would like to learn more about the Arthur cycle. I don´t know everything, but I´ve studied the 17 books I have on the subject intensely.
With respect, does anyone out there have any advice for me? Thanks!¤

6) Paperback Book Le Morte D'Arthur: The Winchester Manuscript (Oxford World's Classics) by Oxford University Press, USA. The greatest English verson of the stories of King Arthur, Le Morte D´Arthur was completed in 1469-70 by Sir Thomas Malory, "knight prisoner." This edition is the first designed for the general reader based on the "Winchester manuscript," which represents what Malory wrote more closely than the version printed by William Caxton. Extensively annotated, this edition is highly user-friendly.¤

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