The acts of King Arthur and his noble knights: From the Winchester MSS. of Thomas Malory and other sources - Hardcover

Steinbeck, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0434740225 ISBN 13: 9780434740222

Publisher: Heinemann, 1976

Synopsis

STATED FIRST PRINTING. 1976 FSG hardcover, John Steinbeck (Of Mice and Men). Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur was the first book that John Steinbeck truly enjoyed reading as a child. Fascinated by Arthurian tales of adventure, knighthood, honor and friendship, in addition to the challenging nuances of the original Anglo-Saxon language, Steinbeck set out to render these stories faithfully and with keen animation for a modern audience. Here then is Steinbeck's modernization of the adventure of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, featuring the icons of Arthurian legend-including King Arthur, Merlin, Morgan le Fay, the incomparable Queen Guinevere, and Arthur's purest knight, Sir Lancelot of the Lake.

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About the Author

John Steinbeck (1902-1968) was the author of many books, including Of Mice and Men, Cannery Row, East of Eden, In Dubious Battle, and The Grapes of Wrath (which won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize in 1939). In 1962, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Review

"[Steinbeck] embellishes Malory's spare legend with a richness of detail that transforms the visions, make it no one but Steinbeck's." --John Gardner, The New York Times Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Heinemann
• Publication date: 1976
• ISBN 10: 0434740225
• ISBN 13: 9780434740222
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 364