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The Death of King Arthur

By Simon Armitage
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The Death of King Arthur is a gripping translation of the Alliterative Morte Arthure, a medieval poem of around four thousand lines from circa 1400. Simon Armitage brings to life this stirring tale of warfare, politics, and the fraught relationship between Britain and continental Europe, all set amidst the tumult of King Arthur's final days. The translation captures the poem's blend of ruthless action and measured narrative, reviving a neglected masterpiece of Arthurian storytelling.
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Ideal for readers interested in medieval literature, Arthurian legends, and poetic translations, as well as those drawn to historical explorations of British identity and military history.

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Simon Armitage's sparkling translation of the legendary tale of King Arthur.

The Death of King Arthur is Simon Armitage's brilliant reworking of the tale of the legendary British king, translated from the Alliterative Morte Arthure.

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The Alliterative Morte Arthure—the title given to a four-thousand line poem written sometime around 1400—was part of a medieval Arthurian revival which produced such masterpieces as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Sir Thomas Malory's prose Morte D'Arthur. The Death of King Arthur deals in the cut-and-thrust of warfare and politics: the ever-topical matter of Britain's relationship with continental Europe, and of its military interests overseas.

Simon Armitage is already the master of this alliterative music, as his earlier version of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (2006) so resourcefully and exuberantly showed. His new translation restores a neglected masterpiece of storytelling by bringing vividly to life its entirely medieval mix of ruthlessness and restraint.

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ISBN: 9780571298419

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 March 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 200.0mm

Weight: 220g

Pages: 184

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About the Author

Simon Armitage was born in West Yorkshire and is Professor of Poetry at the University of Sheffield. A recipient of numerous prizes and awards, he has published ten collections of poetry, including Selected Poems (2001), Seeing Stars (2010) and his acclaimed translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (2007). A broadcaster and presenter, he also writes extensively for television and radio, is the author of two novels, the bestselling memoir All Points North (1998) and Walking Home (2012), his poetic journey along the Pennine Way. In 2010 he received the CBE for services to poetry.

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