Le Morte d'Arthur

American  

[luh mawrt dahr-ther] / lə ˈmɔrt ˈdɑr θər /

Or Le Morte Darthur

noun

1. a compilation and translation of French Arthurian romances by Sir Thomas Malory, printed by Caxton in 1485.

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Example Sentences

Some claim the title for Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur; others insist it is Robinson Crusoe, but there are also camps for Moll Flanders and Pamela.

From The Guardian • Jun. 25, 2019

But it was not until the 15th and 16th Century that "Arthur Mania" reached its heights after William Caxton published Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2017

It was the poetry in Malory's prose that made Doran so determined to stage Le Morte d'Arthur – that, and the connections he saw between it and Shakespeare.

From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2010

Aubrey Beardsley's sharp, spikily articulate design for the frontispiece of Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur tells us.

From Time Magazine Archive

You gave yourself away when you lifted that Sir Bors bit straight out of Le Morte d'Arthur and—" "But I did say ye sooth, fair sir.

From A Knyght Ther Was by Young, Robert F.