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

In “Le Morte d’Arthur,” Thomas Malory brings an ancient world to life with the story of what happens when blind emotion overrides thought and vengeance becomes the ruin of the avenger.

From The Wall Street Journal

He insisted that he was an independent artist, proving the point by providing decadent, images for an edition of Thomas Malory’s paean to heroic chivalry, “Le Morte d’Arthur.”

From The Wall Street Journal

During the revolt, Lawrence carried Malory’s “Le Morte d’Arthur” in his saddlebag and in later life translated Homer’s “Odyssey.”

From Washington Post

Thomas Malory’s “Le Morte d’Arthur” is rendered respectable by being six centuries old and T. H. White’s “The Once and Future King” is a genuinely outstanding book, but I have a very high tolerance for what you might call Arthurian trash.

From New York Times

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