{"product_id":"9781783529087","title":"King Arthur's Death","description":"Author: Michael Smith\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781783529087\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Wilton Square Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Feb 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA new translation of the classic English poem that inspired Malory, stunningly illustrated with linocuts by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing Arthur's Death\u003c\/i\u003e (commonly referred to as the \u003ci\u003eAlliterative Morte Arthure\u003c\/i\u003e) is a Middle English poem that was written in Lincolnshire at the end of the fourteenth century. A source work for Malory's later Morte d'Arthur, it is an epic tale which documents the horrors of war, the loneliness of kingship and the terrible price paid for arrogance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis magnificent poem tells of the arrival of emissaries from Imperial Rome demanding that Arthur pays his dues as a subject. It is Arthur's refusal to accept these demands, and the premise of foreign domination, which leads him on a quest to confront his foes and challenge them for command of his lands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining heroic action, probing insight into human frailty and a great attention to contemporary detail, \u003ci\u003eKing Arthur's Death\u003c\/i\u003e is not only a lesson in effective kingship, it is also an astonishing mirror on our own times, highlighting the folly of letting stubborn dogma drive political decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46687947948190,"sku":"ADS-9781783529087","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781783529087.jpg?v=1775630969","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781783529087","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}