02608nam 2200577 450 991078747830332120200520144314.00-8131-6378-1(CKB)3710000000334627(EBL)1915831(SSID)ssj0001432324(PQKBManifestationID)11995043(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001432324(PQKBWorkID)11388571(PQKB)10878877(OCoLC)933515907(MdBmJHUP)muse44348(Au-PeEL)EBL1915831(CaPaEBR)ebr11005418(CaONFJC)MIL691551(OCoLC)900344886(MiAaPQ)EBC1915831(EXLCZ)99371000000033462720150120h19651965 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe book of Kyng Arthur the unity of Malory's Morte Darthur /Charles Moorman[Lexington, Kentucky] :University Press of Kentucky,1965.©19651 online resource (137 p.)Includes index.1-322-60269-7 0-8131-5360-3 Cover; Title; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Contents; Prologue; One: The Chronology of the Morte Darthur; Two: The Failure in Love: Iancelot and Guinevere; Three: The Failure in Religion: The Quest of the Sankgreall; Four: The Failure in Chivalry: Lot and Pellinore; Five: All Whole Together; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; WBeginning with a consideration of Malory's ingenious chronology, this study shows that Malory achieved thematic and structural unity by selecting from the great mass of Arthurian legend three narrative strands -- the intrigues of Lancelot and Guinevere, the Grail quest, and the feud between the houses of Lot and Pellinore -- using these to illustrate a single theme -- the rise, flowering, and downfall of an ideal civilization. This selection and use of diverse materials, Charles Moorman asserts, indicates clearly that Malory set to work with a preconceived plan and that he did achieve his purpArthurian romancesHistory and criticismRhetoric, MedievalArthurian romancesHistory and criticism.Rhetoric, Medieval.823.2Moorman Charles205017MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787478303321The book of Kyng Arthur3715785UNINA