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Paperback. Zustand: Good. 240 pages. text tannedRecounting the final days of Arthur, this thirteenth-century French version o f the Camelot legend, written by an unknown author, is set in a world of fading chivalric glory. It depicts the Round Table diminished in strength after the Que st for the Holy Grail, and with its integrity threatened by the weakness of Arth ur's own knights. Whispers of Queen Guinevere's infidelity with his beloved comr ade-at-arms Sir Lancelot profoundly distress the trusting King, leaving him no m atch for the machinations of the treacherous Sir Mordred. The human tragedy of T he Death of King Arthur so impressed Malory that he built his own Arthurian lege nd on this view of the court - a view that profoundly influenced the English con ception of the 'great' King.For more than seventy years, Penguin has be en the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. Wi th more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of th e best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetrans lations by award-winning translators.…