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Le Morte d’Arthur
Chapitres (506)
- Bibliographical Note 0:00
- Preface of William Caxton 9:09
- Book I: I 21:23
- II 25:51
- III 30:01
- IV 33:05
- V 35:26
- VI 41:37
- VII 45:27
- VIII 47:47
- IX 51:48
- X 54:41
- XI 1:02:13
- XII 1:07:04
- XIII 1:09:50
- XIV 1:10:55
- XV 1:17:58
- XVI 1:23:36
- XVII 1:30:51
- XVIII 1:38:09
- XIX 1:42:24
- XX 1:46:05
- XXI 1:50:28
- XXII 1:54:06
- XXIII 1:56:45
- XXIV 2:03:12
- XXV 2:05:08
- XXVI 2:10:02
- XXVII 2:12:16
- Book II: I 2:14:01
- II 2:18:00
- III 2:23:01
- IV 2:27:10
- V 2:28:53
- VI 2:32:09
- VII 2:35:14
- VIII 2:37:48
- IX 2:41:23
- X 2:44:50
- XI 2:49:22
- XII 2:52:23
- XIII 2:55:34
- XIV 2:58:47
- XV 3:03:10
- XVI 3:05:11
- XVII 3:09:55
- XVIII 3:14:09
- XIX 3:19:14
- Book III: I 3:22:09
- II 3:25:29
- III 3:27:36
- IV 3:32:42
- V 3:34:40
- VI 3:37:16
- VII 3:40:45
- VIII 3:44:14
- IX 3:48:29
- X 3:51:47
- XI 3:55:19
- XII 3:59:49
- XIII 4:04:22
- XIV 4:08:13
- XV 4:10:54
- Book IV: I 4:14:21
- II 4:18:22
- III 4:21:26
- IV 4:26:03
- V 4:29:10
- VI 4:32:33
- VII 4:35:54
- VIII 4:40:13
- IX 4:44:54
- X 4:48:33
- XI 4:52:48
- XII 4:56:18
- XIII 5:00:48
- XIV 5:03:11
- XV 5:07:49
- XVI 5:11:31
- XVII 5:14:37
- XVIII 5:17:11
- XIX 5:25:15
- XX 5:27:26
- XXI 5:32:56
- XXII 5:38:16
- XXIII 5:47:05
- XXIV 5:48:14
- XXV 5:52:16
- XXVI 5:56:55
- XXVII 5:59:45
- XXVIII 6:02:33
- Book V: I 6:05:30
- II 6:09:15
- III 6:15:46
- IV 6:17:35
- V 6:20:30
- VI 6:28:34
- VII 6:33:16
- VIII 6:36:16
- IX 6:44:04
- X 6:46:46
- XI 6:54:08
- XII 6:57:31
- Book VI: I 7:04:12
- II 7:08:30
- III 7:12:04
- IV 7:16:19
- V 7:19:39
- VI 7:22:54
- VII 7:26:19
- VIII 7:33:09
- IX 7:36:59
- X 7:41:19
- XI 7:46:23
- XII 7:54:45
- XIII 7:59:18
- XIV 8:02:28
- XV 8:05:58
- XVI 8:11:28
- XVII 8:16:20
- XVIII 8:21:07
- Book VII: I 8:24:24
- II 8:29:24
- III 8:34:08
- IV 8:36:10
- V 8:38:56
- VI 8:44:54
- VII 8:48:17
- VIII 8:53:07
- IX 8:58:21
- X 9:01:25
- XI 9:06:09
- XII 9:12:46
- XIII 9:17:34
- XIV 9:21:50
- XV 9:27:20
- XVI 9:31:56
- XVII 9:35:53
- XVIII 9:40:58
- XIX 9:45:05
- XX 9:50:13
- XXI 9:55:51
- XXII 9:59:22
- XXIII 10:04:59
- XXIV 10:10:59
- XXV 10:13:15
- XXVI 10:17:29
- XXVII 10:25:06
- XXVIII 10:30:25
- XXIX 10:36:02
- XXX 10:40:06
- XXXI 10:43:44
- XXXII 10:48:22
- XXXIII 10:52:49
- XXXIV 10:58:46
- XXXV 11:02:21
- Book VIII: I 11:08:07
- II 11:12:28
- III 11:17:40
- IV 11:20:10
- V 11:24:17
- VI 11:29:40
- VII 11:31:43
- VIII 11:36:28
- IX 11:40:36
- X 11:45:48
- XI 11:51:07
- XII 11:55:05
- XIII 11:59:49
- XIV 12:03:32
- XV 12:07:53
- XVI 12:11:57
- XVII 12:15:58
- XVIII 12:20:14
- XIX 12:24:01
- XX 12:26:33
- XXI 12:29:40
- XXII 12:34:08
- XXIII 12:38:18
- XXIV 12:42:23
- XXV 12:46:33
- XXVI 12:51:48
- XXVII 12:53:59
- XXVIII 12:58:53
- XXIX 13:01:44
- XXX 13:05:31
- XXXI 13:11:01
- XXXII 13:15:53
- XXXIII 13:19:37
- XXXIV 13:24:26
- XXXV 13:30:01
- XXXVI 13:33:16
- XXXVII 13:36:49
- XXXVIII 13:39:59
- XXXIX 13:45:41
- XL 13:50:50
- XLI 13:56:43
- Book IX: I 14:01:52
- II 14:06:18
- III 14:10:04
- IV 14:14:15
- V 14:19:33
- VI 14:24:54
- VII 14:28:19
- VIII 14:34:16
- IX 14:39:24
- X 14:41:18
- XI 14:45:22
- XII 14:47:50
- XIII 14:51:42
- XIV 14:54:27
- XV 14:57:25
- XVI 15:01:55
- XVII 15:06:56
- XVIII 15:11:22
- XIX 15:16:20
- XX 15:21:28
- XXI 15:25:24
- XXII 15:29:46
- XXIII 15:33:41
- XXIV 15:38:57
- XXV 15:44:10
- XXVI 15:49:16
- XXVII 15:53:04
- XXVIII 15:57:03
- XXIX 16:02:13
- XXX 16:05:04
- XXXI 16:08:19
- XXXII 16:14:04
- XXXIII 16:20:46
- XXXIV 16:24:23
- XXXV 16:29:50
- XXXVI 16:34:14
- XXXVII 16:40:06
- XXXVIII 16:45:33
- XXXIX 16:51:21
- XL 16:57:24
- XLI 17:03:30
- XLII 17:08:32
- XLIII 17:10:48
- XLIV 17:13:35
- Book X: I 17:16:48
- II 17:21:46
- III 17:28:12
- IV 17:32:56
- V 17:36:52
- VI 17:40:58
- VII 17:46:22
- VIII 17:50:41
- IX 17:56:15
- X 17:58:48
- XI 18:02:37
- XII 18:06:48
- XIII 18:11:51
- XIV 18:17:03
- XV 18:21:04
- XVI 18:25:51
- XVII 18:30:56
- XVIII 18:35:03
- XIX 18:39:54
- XX 18:44:25
- XXI 18:51:03
- XXII 18:55:52
- XXIII 19:00:03
- XXIV 19:03:04
- XXV 19:07:43
- XXVI 19:11:38
- XXVII 19:15:12
- XXVIII 19:18:05
- XXIX 19:23:27
- XXX 19:28:12
- XXXI 19:34:56
- XXXII 19:37:26
- XXXIII 19:41:06
- XXXIV 19:43:59
- XXXV 19:46:14
- XXXVI 19:50:26
- XXXVII 19:56:39
- XXXVIII 19:59:31
- XXXIX 20:04:48
- XL 20:09:55
- XLI 20:12:37
- XLII 20:18:01
- XLIII 20:21:33
- XLIV 20:23:04
- XLV 20:27:57
- XLVI 20:31:28
- XLVII 20:35:33
- XLVIII 20:40:43
- XLIX 20:44:50
- L 20:49:20
- LI 20:54:12
- LII 21:01:39
- LIII 21:06:23
- LIV 21:15:39
- LV 21:18:26
- LVI 21:25:47
- LVII 21:31:15
- LVIII 21:38:07
- LIX 21:42:40
- LX 21:47:10
- LXI 21:54:15
- LXII 21:59:09
- LXIII 22:04:39
- LXIV 22:10:01
- LXV 22:15:00
- LXVI 22:20:55
- LXVII 22:26:06
- LXVIII 22:30:26
- LXIX 22:36:21
- LXX 22:41:21
- LXXI 22:46:24
- LXXII 22:51:56
- LXXIII 22:54:38
- LXXIV 23:01:06
- LXXV 23:06:53
- LXXVI 23:10:56
- LXXVII 23:18:16
- LXXVIII 23:23:17
- LXXIX 23:28:02
- LXXX 23:32:52
- LXXXI 23:37:44
- LXXXII 23:40:18
- LXXXIII 23:44:42
- LXXXIV 23:50:41
- LXXXV 23:56:41
- LXXXVI 24:00:45
- LXXXVII 24:08:07
- LXXXVIII 24:11:20
- Book XI: I 24:15:57
- II 24:21:08
- III 24:25:42
- IV 24:29:51
- V 24:36:04
- VI 24:39:09
- VII 24:41:42
- VIII 24:45:41
- IX 24:48:55
- X 24:54:13
- XI 24:59:09
- XII 25:03:15
- XIII 25:08:25
- XIV 25:12:39
- Book XII: I 25:14:53
- II 25:19:01
- III 25:22:40
- IV 25:26:42
- V 25:30:34
- VI 25:34:12
- VII 25:37:03
- VIII 25:41:11
- IX 25:43:10
- X 25:47:10
- XI 25:48:55
- XII 25:52:10
- XIII 25:55:57
- XIV 25:59:42
- Book XIII: I 26:04:58
- II 26:08:58
- III 26:13:13
- IV 26:16:05
- V 26:19:37
- VI 26:22:35
- VII 26:24:16
- VIII 26:29:04
- IX 26:35:46
- X 26:40:14
- XI 26:44:16
- XII 26:46:56
- XIII 26:51:21
- XIV 26:55:31
- XV 26:58:22
- XVI 27:04:31
- XVII 27:10:12
- XVIII 27:13:40
- XIX 27:16:54
- XX 27:20:49
- Book XIV: I 27:25:50
- II 27:29:11
- III 27:31:49
- IV 27:35:03
- V 27:39:11
- VI 27:42:22
- VII 27:46:40
- VIII 27:51:23
- IX 27:56:15
- X 27:59:18
- Book XV: I 28:02:25
- II 28:05:13
- III 28:09:39
- IV 28:13:01
- V 28:16:18
- VI 28:20:02
- Book XVI: I 28:24:27
- II 28:27:45
- III 28:33:29
- IV 28:37:43
- V 28:40:33
- VI 28:43:19
- VII 28:46:30
- VIII 28:49:53
- IX 28:54:46
- X 28:58:17
- XI 29:02:08
- XII 29:06:38
- XIII 29:10:35
- XIV 29:14:12
- XV 29:18:47
- XVI 29:22:53
- XVII 29:25:09
- Book XVII: I 29:28:40
- II 29:33:03
- III 29:37:32
- IV 29:42:15
- V 29:46:50
- VI 29:51:29
- VII 29:55:23
- VIII 30:00:01
- IX 30:04:43
- X 30:08:51
- XI 30:12:36
- XII 30:17:56
- XIII 30:19:23
- XIV 30:24:06
- XV 30:27:46
- XVI 30:31:50
- XVII 30:37:21
- XVIII 30:39:52
- XIX 30:43:53
- XX 30:47:47
- XXI 30:52:47
- XXII 30:57:42
- XXIII 31:01:30
- Book XVIII: I 31:04:52
- II 31:09:01
- III 31:12:28
- IV 31:16:41
- V 31:21:21
- VI 31:27:20
- VII 31:32:06
- VIII 31:37:50
- IX 31:42:16
- X 31:47:51
- XI 31:51:38
- XII 31:57:19
- XIII 32:02:46
- XIV 32:08:53
- XV 32:14:05
- XVI 32:19:31
- XVII 32:24:41
- XVIII 32:29:19
- XIX 32:34:05
- XX 32:41:24
- XXI 32:47:08
- XXII 32:52:00
- XXIII 32:54:52
- XXIV 33:02:23
- XXV 33:07:45
- Book XIX: I 33:10:59
- II 33:14:53
- III 33:18:41
- IV 33:23:07
- V 33:28:11
- VI 33:33:54
- VII 33:39:12
- VIII 33:44:32
- IX 33:47:27
- X 33:54:06
- XI 33:58:53
- XII 34:07:41
- XIII 34:12:44
- Book XX: I 34:15:26
- II 34:19:58
- III 34:24:37
- IV 34:29:21
- V 34:33:35
- VI 34:39:31
- VII 34:44:40
- VIII 34:49:59
- IX 34:55:05
- X 35:00:05
- XI 35:04:59
- XII 35:11:28
- XIII 35:15:06
- XIV 35:20:47
- XV 35:26:09
- XVI 35:30:48
- XVII 35:35:32
- XVIII 35:42:24
- XIX 35:46:23
- XX 35:51:46
- XXI 35:58:10
- XXII 36:02:14
- Book XXI: I 36:08:45
- II 36:14:30
- III 36:21:03
- IV 36:26:26
- V 36:32:59
- VI 36:39:21
- VII 36:42:27
- VIII 36:44:14
- IX 36:49:30
- X 36:53:37
- XI 36:58:30
- XII 37:02:29
- XIII 37:07:23
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Thomas Malory did not invent the stories of Arthur, King of Britain, but it is fair to say that he reinvented them. Although the legends were already hundreds of years old by the fifteenth century, the contemporary stories of Arthur in Malory’s day were primarily French. The French had added many of the elements familiar to modern readers, among them Lancelot, and the search for the Holy Grail. Malory combined, edited, and added some of his own material to the stories available to him, and in the process created a uniquely British work. (It was his printer Caxton who gave it a French name.) Le Morte d’Arthur is the source material for almost all modern retellings of King Arthur and his knights, from Hollywood movies and musicals to Nobel-prize winning writers.
Malory’s identity is still in some dispute, as there are several men of various spellings of the name to choose from. Sir Thomas Malory from Newbold Revel in Warwickshire is the most popular choice, but his life of crime—he was a rapist and serial thief at the minimum—seems to be at odds with the acts of chivalry and moral code present in this book. It is known from the author’s own notes that he wrote the book while in prison; perhaps he was trying to make amends for his crimes. Regardless, the result was to give new life to King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.