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The Romance Of King Arthur And His Knights Of The Round Table (1917)

by Thomas Malory(Favorite Author)

4.01 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0517231360 (ISBN13: 9780517231364)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Weathervane Books

review 1: I read this book completely for the illustrations, ad as per usual with Rackham's work I was not disappointed. The large colour panels are what most people are drawn to with his work, but I was just as appreciative of the b&w line drawings scattered throughout the text. Many were simply decorative and didn't depict a specific scene from the tales, but Rackham's mastery of line is still clearly showcased in each illustration. I couldn't actually choose a favourite colour piece, as there are two that stand out for very opposite reasons: Queen Guenevere goes a-Maying and How Mordred was slain by Arthur. One is light and romantic while the other is dark and harshly realistic, which I feel exemplifies the dual nature of the Arthurian legends.
review 2: A book for b... moreook-lovers. Malory and Rackham. Excalibur! Originally published in 1917 as an abridgement of the classic MORTE D'ARTHUR, this is the 1979 reprint featuring those gorgeous illustrations of Merlin and Arthur and Launcelot and Galahad. You will believe.Given the number of knights it is sometimes hard to weed out the forest, but my favorite is Sir Tristram. If he lived today, he would be a beach dude...with a deadly sword. So cool, so easy-going (Launcelot tends to veer on the moody side). By the time the Queen of Orkney pays her visit to the King, you just KNOW these legends lived, right? Surely in the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey a fragment of Avalon is hidden, remembered only by a Yorkist criminal.Book Season = Year Round (don't let it be forgot that once there was a spot) less

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