Excellent choice, so many gems in it. The Tristram section is probably best skim-read. I can't help feeling Malory couldn't help stuffing it with a whole lot of extraneous matter because he liked the stories. Narrative arc? Not always.
Haha, I have that feeling about a lot of medieval literature, & I have to say that sometimes it is better for it. I've even noticed how that kind of fragmented structure has worked very well in modern-day sitcoms.
I have come to realise over the past couple of weeks that I really need a copy of Le Morte d'Arthur, & today I was reminded of it once again. And with that reminder came also the realisation that I might either pursue a rabbit hole & waste writing time, or buy the book & check something for myself.
You are absolutely right (& I relish in the compliment), but sometimes I delay the purchase of more peripherally important books, & then I occasionally forget them. I won't risk that happening this time around.
Yooo it's really good!
Reading it definitely made me feel like all of the modern adaptations do the same thing that Disney did to Hercules - Malory got super dark in places
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Reading it definitely made me feel like all of the modern adaptations do the same thing that Disney did to Hercules - Malory got super dark in places