The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights

The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights (1976) is John Steinbeck's retranslation of the Arthurian legend, based primarily in the Mallory text, Le Morte d' Artur.

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John Steinbeck - Mallory - Le Morte d' Artur

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Steinbeck had long been a lover of the Arthur tales. The introduction to his translation contains an anecdote about him reading them as a young boy. His enthusiasm for Arthur and his affinity for Anglo-Saxon language are apparent in the work.

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Arthur - Anglo-Saxon

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