King Arthur Books

1. King Arthur

Norma Lorre Goodrich is the author of King Arthur, published by HarperCollins. King Arthur appears in the literature of Geoffrey of Monmouth, Chrétien de Troyes, Geoffrey Chaucer, Marie de France, Sir Thomas Malory, Alfred Lord Tennyson, and Mark Twain. But, who was he? Read more about Arthur and the other characters in his legends.

2. The King Arthur CD Audio Collection

The King Arthur CD Audio Collection is a collection by Howard Pyle, from HarperCollins. Ian Richardson retells the legends of King Arthur and his knights. Listen to the stories of Arthur: "The Sword in the Anvil," Excalibur," "The Story of Sir Lancelot," and "The Story of Sir Galahad."

3. Reign of Arthur: From History to Legend

Christopher Gidlow offers an up-to-date discussion of King Arthur, his life and career. Gidlow discusses the evidence for the existence of a sixth-century British general called Arthur. Reign of Arthur: From History to Legend is published by Sutton Publishing.

4. Before Mallory: Reading Arthur in Late

Arthurian text evolved from legends that were far older than Mallory's depiction of Arthur. Here, Richard J. Moll discusses the relationship between Arthurian chronicles and the romances. Before Mallory: Reading Arthur in Late is published by University of Toronto Press.

5. King Arthur: Truth behind the Legend

by Rodney Castleden. Routledge. Rodney Castleden believes in the reality of the King Arthur legend. In this book, he examines and documentary sources to reconstruct King Arthur's adventures.

6. King Arthur: Myth-Making and History

by N. J. Higham. Taylor & Francis, Inc. This book discusses King Arthur as he relates to the political and cultural worlds, starting with the "History of the Britons" and the "Welsh Annals." The stories, the meanings, and the representations of the text, evolved over time, which helps to explain why the legends of King Arthur have continued to fascinate readers.

7. Legends of King Arthur

by Thomas Bulfinch. University Press of the Pacific. Thomas Bulfinch's "Age of Chivalry and Legends of King Arthur" is one of the most famous literary retellings of King Arthur and his knights.

8. Le Morte Darthur

by Thomas Malory, Stephen H. A. Shepherd (Editor). Norton. This book offers the complete, unabridged text of Mallory's "Le Morte Darthur," which is one of the most famous chronicles of King Arthur and his knights. According to the publisher: "No other edition accurately represents the actual (and likely authorial) divisions of the text as attested to by its two surviving witnesses."

9. King Arthur: A Casebook

by Edward Donald Kennedy (Editor). Taylor & Francis, Inc. Edward Donald Kennedy presents 16 essays, which discuss the origins of the legends of King Arthur, as they examine the trends and developments. The writers examine the works of Malory, Spenser, Tennyson, and T.H. White.

10. From Scythia to Camelot: A Radical Reassessment of the Legends of King Arthur

by C. Scott Littleton, and Linda A. Malcor. Taylor & Francis. From the publisher: "This volume boldly proposes that the core of the Arthurian and Holy Grail traditions derived not from Celtic mythology, but rather from the folklore of the peoples of ancient Scythia (what are now the South Russian and Ukrainian steppes)."