Legends of King Arthur

King Arthur is one of the greatest legends of all time. From the magical moment when Arthur releases the sword in the stone to the quest for the Holy Grail and the final tragedy of the Last Battle, Roger Lancelyn Green brings the enchanting world of King Arthur stunningly to life. This volume includes an inspiring introduction by David Almond, award-winning author of Clay, Skellig, Kit's Wilderness, and The Fire-Eaters. Recommended for ages 8 and up.

Reflecting his lifelong interest in Arthurian themes, his primary sources were Malory's "Morte d'Arthur" and the Welsh "Mabinogion". For him, the "Idylls" embodied the universal and unending war between sense and soul, and Arthur the highest ideals of manhood and kingship; an attitude totally compatible with the moral outlook of his age. This edition, based on the text authorized by Tennyson himself, contains full critical apparatus.

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.

Imagine a kingdom of wizards and witches, fire-spitting dragons and dreadful giants. Who can rule this magical land? Who can overcome the powers of evil? King Arthur and the brave Knights of the Round Table! Read six rousing legends of King Arthur and his knights. The grade three reading level and large print puts these time-honored adventures within reach of children long before they can manage Malory's edition. The simple vocabulary retains the spirit of the courtly heroics and colorful pomp. Recommended for ages 6 to 9, grade 3.

Composed in the fourteenth century, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight combines the hallmarks of medieval romance-pageantry, chivalry, and courtly love-with the charm of fairy tales and heroic sagas. Blending Celtic myth and Christian faith, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a Middle English masterpiece of magic, chivalry, and seduction.

Chretien de Troyes did not invent the Arthurian legend; he gave it a sophisticated literary form, establishing it as a major branch of European literature. Without Chretien we might today scarcely have heard of King Arthur and his brave company.

This volume contains new prose translations of his five romances: Erec and Enide, which explores the dilemma of the knight who must strive to reconcile the demands of both his honour and his love; Cliges, wonderful in its irony and insight into the hearts of lovers; The Knight of the Cart, telling of the adulterous relationship between Lancelot and King Arthur's wife, Guinevere; The Knight with the Lion, a romance filled with fantastic adventures; and the ever haunting and mysterious The Story of the Grail.

T. H. White retells the entire Arthurian Epic in The Once And Future King. The story takes Arthur from the glorious lyrical phase of his youth through the disillusioning early years of his years of his reign to the mature years.

T. H. White retells the entire Arthurian Epic in The Once And Future King. The story takes Arthur from the glorious lyrical phase of his youth through the disillusioning early years of his years of his reign to the mature years in which his vision of hte Round Table develops into the search for the Holy Grail and finally to his weary old age. In part, T. H. White has drawn on published material which he has revised and reworked heavily to bring form and continuity to an over-all work, a tetralogy which will stand as unique and vivid and quite apart from the individual effects of the various particular books. And in part the author has created new material as enchanting as any he has set on paper.

The author of The Death of King Arthur is unknown. What is certain is that he was not the Welshman Walter Map, whose name appears at the beginning and at the end of the text. Why the true author dissembled himself behind the identity of Map, who flourished some fifty years before this poem was written, remains obscure.

The fusion of fabulous legend and Christian symbolism gives The Quest a tragic grandeur and mystical aura. The richly colorful world of the court of King Arthur is the setting for a story that was intended on another level as a guide to the spiritual life, aimed at the court rather than the cloister.

This Memoria Press Literature Study Guide accompanies the sold-separately King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green; the King Arthur Literature Guide Teacher's Edition is also sold separately. Strengthen your students thinking skills as they read; this study guide will help them read with purpose and insight.

This teacher's guide accompanies Memoria Press' sold-separately King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table Literature Guide. The student book is reproduced here with the correct answers inserted. The back of the book contains quizzes with short answer, multiple choice, matching, and bonus questions that address symbolism, quotes, characters, and comprehension questions. Discussion question answers are listed separately.

Camelot is a mythical, mystical land filled with knights in armor, wily wizards, and beautiful damsels. It's in this magical setting that Arthur, the "once and future king," and his exalted Knights of the Round Table live, love, and battle their way across medieval forests and enchanted islands. Filled with illustrations, this edition is abridged for easier reading.

The legendary adventures of King Arthur, his Knights of the Table Round, and the court of Camelot come to life in a lively and accessible retelling by acclaimed author Howard Pyle. This beautiful edition has soft pages, sewn hardcover binding, dust jacket, and beautiful scratchboard illustrations throughout.