The Death of King Arthur by Simon Armitage (English) Paperback Book

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Simon Armitage's sparkling translation of the legendary tale of King Arthur.

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The Alliterative Morte Arthure - the title given to a four-thousand line poem written sometime around 1400 - was part of a medieval Arthurian revival which produced such masterpieces as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Sir Thomas Malory's prose Morte D'Arthur. The Death of King Arthur deals in the cut-and-thrust of warfare and politics: the ever-topical matter of Britain's relationship with continental Europe, and of its military interests overseas.Simon Armitage is already the master of this alliterative music, as his earlier version of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (2006) so resourcefully and exuberantly showed. His new translation restores a neglected masterpiece of storytelling, by bringing vividly to life its entirely medieval mix of ruthlessness and restraint.

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Simon Armitage's sparkling translation of the Alliterative Morte Arthure, the 4,000 line legendary poem about the death of King Arthur, written around 1400. Restores a neglected masterpiece of story-telling.

Author Biography

Simon Armitage was born in West Yorkshire and is Professor of Poetry at the University of Sheffield. A recipient of numerous prizes and awards, he has published ten collections of poetry, including Selected Poems (2001), Seeing Stars (2010) and his acclaimed translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (2007). A broadcaster and presenter, he also writes extensively for television and radio, is the author of two novels, the bestselling memoir All Points North (1998) and Walking Home (2012), his poetic journey along the Pennine Way. In 2010 he received the CBE for services to poetry.

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The Death of King Arthur is Simon Armitage's brilliant reworking of the tale of the legendary British king, translated from the Alliterative Morte Arthure.

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Simon Armitage's sparkling translation of the legendary tale of King Arthur. The Alliterative Morte Arthure - the title given to a four-thousand line poem written sometime around 1400 - was part of a medieval Arthurian revival which produced such masterpieces as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Sir Thomas Malory's prose Morte D'Arthur. The Death of King Arthur deals in the cut-and-thrust of warfare and politics: the ever-topical matter of Britain's relationship with continental Europe, and of its military interests overseas. Simon Armitage is already the master of this alliterative music, as his earlier version of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (2006) so resourcefully and exuberantly showed. His new translation restores a neglected masterpiece of storytelling, by bringing vividly to life its entirely medieval mix of ruthlessness and restraint.

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The Death of King Arthur is Simon Armitage's brilliant reworking of the tale of the legendary British king, translated from the Alliterative Morte Arthure .

Details ISBN0571298419 Author Simon Armitage ISBN-10 0571298419 ISBN-13 9780571298419 Media Book Publisher Faber & Faber Pages 192 Imprint Faber & Faber Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 821.1 Format Paperback Language English Edition 2nd AU Release Date 2022-03-03 UK Release Date 2022-03-03 Edition Description Main Year 2022 Publication Date 2022-03-03 Audience General NZ Release Date 2022-05-16 We've got this

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