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The Death of King Arthur
Simon Armitage
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Description for The Death of King Arthur
Paperback. A title that 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. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
By the Poet Laureate
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571298419
SKU
V9780571298419
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Ref
99-99
About Simon Armitage
Simon Armitage was born in West Yorkshire and is Professor of Poetry at the University of Leeds. A recipient of numerous prizes and awards, his collections of poetry include Seeing Stars (2010), The Unaccompanied (2017), Sandettie Light Vessel Automatic (2019), Magnetic Field (2020) and his acclaimed translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (2007). He writes extensively for television ... Read more
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