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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780143105459
ISBN: 0143105450
Label: Penguin Classics
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: December 30, 2008
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Sales Rank: 382670
Studio: Penguin Classics
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Editorial Review:Product Description:Steinbeck’s only work of fantasy literature—in an illustrated deluxe edition John Steinbeck’s retelling of Malory’s beloved Arthurian stories will capture the attention and imagination of legions of Steinbeck fans, including those who love Arthurian romances, as well as countless readers of science fiction and fantasy literature. Featuring the icons of Arthurian legend—including King Arthur, Merlin, Morgan le Fay, the incomparable Queen Guinevere, and Arthur’s purest knight, Sir Lancelot of the Lake—these enduring tales of loyalty and betrayal in the time of Camelot flicker with the wonder and magic of an era past but not forgotten.
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At one stray moment in "Acts Of King Arthur And His Noble Knights", a lazy knight named Sir Lyonel is pressured to join his uncle Lancelot on a quest. In casual conversation, he catches a glimpse of Lancelot's heroic nature, staring unblinking in the face ...
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Now, I have never read the original King Arthur stories or any other attempts to re-tell it. So, I do not know how I would compare them. That however may not be really important, for this book can stand on its own. It starts with very terse language and becomes ...
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I read this book as a teen and loved it and forgot about it until I came across it again recently. I forgot what a little jewel it is. Steinbeck, with his own inimitable style, has taken the ancient stories and retold them with his own wry, wise perspective of live ...
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I've read Tennyson's "Idylls of the King" several times and Malory's "Le Morte D'Arthur"
too. The other more modern classic is T. H. White's two books " The Once and Future King" and
" The Book of Merlin". John Steinbeck is an unexpected scholar here:
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