Le Morte d'Arthur (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Complete 21 BooksBy Thomas Malory
Length35h 52m
About this audiobook
Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur is the great English prose synthesis of the Arthurian legend, gathering French romance, English chronicle, and chivalric moral drama into a unified account of Arthur's rise, the fellowship of the Round Table, the quest for the Holy Grail, and the tragic collapse brought about by love, pride, and divided loyalties. Its style is direct yet ceremonious, marked by rhythmic repetition, grave dialogue, and an elegiac sense of a noble world passing away. Malory, traditionally identified as Sir Thomas Malory of Newbold Revel, wrote in the troubled fifteenth century, amid the Wars of the Roses and the decline of older feudal ideals. His own experience as a knight, landholder, soldier, and possibly prisoner seems to inform the book's fascination with honor under pressure. Le Morte d'Arthur reflects a mind deeply invested in chivalry while painfully aware of its contradictions. This book is essential for readers of medieval literature, romance, and the origins of English prose fiction. It offers adventure, spiritual aspiration, political tragedy, and psychological depth, making Arthur's court not merely legendary but profoundly human.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author's life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreFantasy, Literary Classics
Length35 hrs 52 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 6, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Celtic Mythology (Annotated)
2618. How King Arthur, King Ban, and King Bors rescued King Leodegrance, and other incidents.
2Introduction
2719. How King Arthur rode to Carlion, and of his dream, and how he saw the questing beast.
3Synopsis
2820. How King Pellinore took Arthur’s horse and followed the Questing Beast, and how Merlin met with Arthur.
4Historical Context
2921. How Ulfius impeached Queen Igraine, Arthur’s mother, of treason; and how a knight came and desired to have the death of his master revenged.
5Author Biography
3022. How Griflet was made knight, and jousted with a knight
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6Preface
3123. How twelve knights came from Rome and asked truage for this land of Arthur, and how Arthur fought with a knight.
7The Table or Rubrysshe of the Content of Chapters
3224. How Merlin saved Arthur’s life, and threw an enchantment on King Pellinore and made him to sleep.
8Book I
3325. How Arthur by the mean of Merlin gat Excalibur his sword of the Lady of the Lake.
91. How Uther Pendragon sent for the duke of Cornwall and Igraine his wife, and of their departing suddenly again.
3426. How tidings came to Arthur that King Rience had overcome eleven kings, and how he desired Arthur’s beard to trim his mantle.
102. How Uther Pendragon made war on the duke of Cornwall, and how by the mean of Merlin he lay by the duchess and gat Arthur.
3527. How all the children were sent for that were born on May-day, and how Mordred was saved.
113. Of the birth of King Arthur and of his nurture.
36Book II
124. Of the death of King Uther Pendragon.
371. Of a damosel which came girt with a sword for to find a man of such virtue to draw it out of the scabbard.
135. How Arthur was chosen king, and of wonders and marvels of a sword taken out of a stone by the said Arthur.
382. How Balin, arrayed like a poor knight, pulled out the sword, which afterward was the cause of his death.
146. How King Arthur pulled out the sword divers times.
393. How the Lady of the Lake demanded the knight’s head that had won the sword, or the maiden’s head.
157. How King Arthur was crowned, and how he made officers.
404. How Merlin told the adventure of this damosel.
168. How King Arthur held in Wales, at a Pentecost, a great feast, and what kings and lords came to his feast.
415. How Balin was pursued by Sir Lanceor, knight of Ireland, and how he jousted and slew him.
179. Of the first war that King Arthur had, and how he won the field.
426. How a damosel, which was love to Lanceor, slew herself for love, and how Balin met with his brother Balan.
1810. How Merlin counselled King Arthur to send for King Ban and King Bors, and of their counsel taken for the war.
437. How a dwarf reproved Balin for the death of Lanceor, and how King Mark of Cornwall found them, and made a tomb over them.
1911. Of a great tourney made by King Arthur and the two kings Ban and Bors, and how they went over the sea.
448. How Merlin prophesied that two the best knights of the world should fight there, which were Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram.
2012. How eleven kings gathered a great host against King Arthur.
459. How Balin and his brother, by the counsel of Merlin, took King Rience and brought him to King Arthur.
2113. Of a dream of the King with the Hundred Knights.
4610. How King Arthur had a battle against Nero and King Lot of Orkney, and how King Lot was deceived by Merlin, and how twelve kings were slain.
2214. How the eleven kings with their host fought against Arthur and his host, and many great feats of the war.
4711. Of the interment of twelve kings, and of the prophecy of Merlin, and how Balin should give the dolorous stroke.
2315. Yet of the same battle.
4812. How a sorrowful knight came before Arthur, and how Balin fetched him, and how that knight was slain by a knight invisible.
2416. Yet more of the same battle.
4913. How Balin and the damosel met with a knight which was in likewise slain, and how the damosel bled for the custom of a castle.
2517. Yet more of the same battle, and how it was ended by Merlin.
5014. How Balin met with that knight named Garlon at a feast, and there he slew him, to have his blood to heal therewith the son of his host.
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