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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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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

I felt my copy of "Le Morte d'Arthur" turning in my hand, like a water-diviner's rod.

From Set in Silver by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson

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