A retelling of the adventures and exploits of King Arthur and his knights at the court of Camelot and elsewhere in the land of the Britons.

O livro relata as batalhas de Arthur com o Cavaleiro Negro e com o Duque da Nortúmbria, e seus esforços para manter consigo a mágica Excalibur; seu amor por Lady Guinevere e as origens da Távola Redonda; Merlin, traído pela feiticeira Vivien, além de Morgana e a Dama do Lago; Sir Pellias, Sir Gawaine e tantos outros nobres cavaleiros. E, ao fim, vê-se formulado o enigma de cuja resposta depende a vida de Arthur...
Essa edição comentada e ilustrada inclui todas as 41 ilustrações e o texto integral do primeiro livro de Pyle sobre a saga de Arthur, rei da Bretanha. A linguagem e a diagramação do livro são inspiradas nos textos medievais, com resumos da história em pequenos destaques ao longo do texto. A versão impressa apresenta ainda capa dura e acabamento de luxo.

This is the lead book in howard Pyle's four volume redaction of the Arthurian cycle. It draws heavily on the Malory Version, but also contains material from the Prose lancelot, and the Gawaine set of stories. The prose is not the language of the 1890's and turn of that century, but the kind of Midieval-speak also found in conan Doyle's "The white company". That's a bit sad, but there is the art-work. Pyle was a magnificent illustrator, and draws wonderful horses and te most realistic looking castles to be found in young adult literature. These books set my Arthurian focus, and I am rereading them for the joy of it. The armour details are not good, and the ancestor of Marvel universe Spandex.
So we have the sword in the stone, Gawaine and Ragnell, the quest for Excaliber, and the wooing of Gwenivere, and the chilling story of Sir Pelleas, and the Lady of the Lake, one of the most supernatural of the Arthuriana. Get a big format copy that grants the full power of the illustrations.
This book has enchanted the world since 1903. ( )

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