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The Definitive Edition of the Morte Darthur,
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This review is from: The Works of Sir Thomas Malory: Volume II (Oxford English Texts) (Hardcover)
This is the classic scholarly edition of Sir Thomas Malory's _Le Morte Darthur_, the tale of King Arthur and his knights. It is based upon the Winchester manuscript instead of Caxton's 1485 edition. It is Prof. Vinaver's contention that Malory did not translate his sources as a single work but rather treated each one as a separate tale. He therefore entitled his edition _Works_ rather than the more usual _Le Morte Darthur_. Readers should be warned that the spelling and grammer of this edition have not been modernized. Like most Middle English texts it is best to read it aloud. The unfamiliar spelling and structure can be easier for the ear to understand than the eye. After all spelling in this period (about 1469) was not standardized and scribes wrote as they spoke.
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The Works of Sir Thomas Malory: Volume II (Oxford English Texts) by Thomas Malory (Hardcover - October 11, 1990)
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