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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 823.2 EAN: 9780670018246 ISBN: 0670018244 Label: Viking Adult Manufacturer: Viking Adult Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 416 Publication Date: October 18, 2007 Publisher: Viking Adult Studio: Viking Adult Editorial Review: Product Description: A modern retelling of the legendary Arthurian tales from one of the twentieth centurys greatest writers Morte dArthur was one of the first books that John Steinbeck enjoyed reading as a child, and it became a favorite story to read to his own children. Here now is Steinbecks only work of fantasy literaturehis modernization of Malorys adventures of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, who together took the oath of knightship, swearing never to use violence without good purpose, to be merciful, to protect women, and never to fight for an unjust cause or personal gain. Here are the iconic and legendary tales of King Arthur, Guinevere, Sir Lancelot, Merlin, and Morgan le Fay. Christopher Paolini, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling novels Eragon and Eldest, has written a new foreword offering a fresh and young perspective on this classic. This is a book sure to capture the attention and imagination of a wide audience, including the legions of Steinbeck fans, those who love the legendary adventures of King Arthur and his Knights, as well as the countless fans of science fiction and fantasy literature, and everyone who loves Paolinis bestselling novels. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Age Of Chivalry, RebootedAt 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 of doom. "...suddenly Sir Lyonel knew why Lancelot would gallop down the centuries, spear in rest, gathering men's hearts on his lance head like tilting rings." In "Acts Of King Arthur", written in the 1950s but unpublished ... Read More Rating:  - One of the best fantasy stories.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 more and more colorful as stories progress. Indeed it reaches its apogee in the last tale of Sir Lancelot, which should really be thought as one of the best fantasy stories. It has a sad and ominous feel as story seem to move to its fateful and ... Read More Rating: - An overlooked pleasure...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 and of human frailty. I am particularly partial to the story of Sir Marhalt, an under-appreciated knight in the romantic pantheon. Marhalt is a fierce warrior and a great knight but he is very independent and doesn't want to be ... Read More Rating: - I have a pile of these King Arthur books!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: he has translated the classic so that they make sense in modern prose. It is hard to say if he "got it right" as there are several versions of these tales historically in everything from Welsh folk tales to classic literature. ... Read More Rating: - The Arthurian myths' new lifeWorking from original sources such as the Winchester manuscript and the famous book by Thomas Malory, Steinbeck recreates the essential mythical stories of Britain's literature and history. They are seven interconnected but independent stories, which unfortunately form an unfinished book, that ends just at the beginning of the fatidic romance between Lancelot and Guinevere. Steinbeck modernizes dialogues without, apparently, interfering with the plots, and along the way he introduces a sense of humor, British ... Read More |
