The Gentry Context for Malory's Morte Darthur

by Raluca L. Radulescu

Morte Darthur is investigated for its reflection of the contemporary political concerns Malory shared with the gentry class for whom he wrote.

This book sets Malory's Morte Darthur in the context of the political concerns that he shared with the fifteenth-century gentry readers for whom he wrote his book; the author draws widely on their correspondence and readingmaterial, but looks particularly at the political content of contemporary miscellanies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859917851
• ISBN13: 9780859917858
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.7"