« February 17, 2024 | Main | February 19, 2024 »
February 18, 2024
Work-Life Sir Thomas Malory
No one really knows who wrote “Le Morte d’Arthur.“ The best bet is Sir Thomas Malory, a mid-15th century knight and rogue’s rogue. I won’t summarize his crimes and exuberances here but an English nobleman and knight named Malory who died in 1471 was jailed frequently and certainly had time to write. My version (Modern Library, 1999) is nearly 1000 pages long. Its editor Elizabeth Bryan wrote in the introduction that though he “may have been a scoundrel, Malory was also, it seems clear, a man of ideals who believed in courage and loyalty, and who mourned the passing of chivalry.”
Below: Page one from the original manuscript of ‘Le Morte d’Arthur’ published in 1485.
Posted by JD Hull at 07:16 PM | Comments (0)