Stories from Le Morte D'Arthur and the Mabinogion


Leído por AnaNaumoska

(3.5 stars; 2 reviews)

"Among the stories of world-wide renown, not the least stirring are those that have gathered about the names of national heroes. The Æneid, the Nibelungenlied, the Chanson de Roland, the Morte D'Arthur,—they are not history, but they have been as National Anthems to the races, and their magic is not yet dead," is how Beatrice Clay unravels the magical journey through the most interesting adventures of King Arthur, his heirs and his companions. - Summary by AnaNaumoska (5 hr 22 min)

Capítulos

Introduction 19:39 Leído por AnaNaumoska
1.1 Of Arthur's Birth; And How He Became King 9:14 Leído por AnaNaumoska
1.2 The Round Table 4:48 Leído por AnaNaumoska
1.3 Of The Finding Of Excalibur 17:00 Leído por AnaNaumoska
1.4 Of The Treachery Of Queen Morgan Le Fay 19:13 Leído por AnaNaumoska
1.5 How The Scabbard Of Excalibur Was Lost 7:30 Leído por AnaNaumoska
1.6 Merlin 3:20 Leído por AnaNaumoska
1.7 Balin And Balan 10:08 Leído por AnaNaumoska
2.1 Sir Launcelot Du Lac 2:55 Leído por AnaNaumoska
2.2 The Adventure Of The Chapel Perilous 5:38 Leído por AnaNaumoska
2.3 Sir Launcelot And The Falcon 3:55 Leído por AnaNaumoska
3.1 Of The Birth Of St. Tristram 5:01 Leído por AnaNaumoska
3.2 How Tristram Fought With Sir Marhaus Of Ireland 5:24 Leído por AnaNaumoska
3.3 The Fair Isolt 5:06 Leído por AnaNaumoska
3.4 How King Mark Sent Sir Tristram To Fetch Him A Wife 3:35 Leído por AnaNaumoska
3.5 How Sir Tristram And The Fair Isolt Drank Of The Magic Potion 3:20 Leído por AnaNaumoska
3.6 Of The End Of Sir Tristram 8:11 Leído por AnaNaumoska
4.1 Sir Gawain And The Lady 5:11 Leído por AnaNaumoska
4.2 The Adventures Of Sir Gareth 16:28 Leído por AnaNaumoska
5.1 The Adventures Of Geraint 13:19 Leído por AnaNaumoska
5.2 Geraint And Enid 21:50 Leído por AnaNaumoska
6.1 The Lady Of The Fountain 12:13 Leído por AnaNaumoska
7.1 The Adventures Of Sir Peredur 17:20 Leído por AnaNaumoska
8.1 The Coming Of Sir Galahad 7:50 Leído por AnaNaumoska
8.2 How Sir Galahad Won The Red-cross Shield 5:11 Leído por AnaNaumoska
8.3 The Adventures Of Sir Percivale 5:50 Leído por AnaNaumoska
8.4 The Adventures Of Sir Bors 7:10 Leído por AnaNaumoska
8.5 The Adventures Of Sir Launcelot 4:54 Leído por AnaNaumoska
8.6 How Sir Launcelot Saw The Holy Grail 4:22 Leído por AnaNaumoska
8.7 The End Of The Quest 4:37 Leído por AnaNaumoska
9.1 The Fair Maid Of Astolat 14:42 Leído por AnaNaumoska
10.1 How Mordred Plotted Against Sir Launcelot 6:22 Leído por AnaNaumoska
10.2 The Trial Of The Queen 5:56 Leído por AnaNaumoska
10.3 How Sir Gawain Defied Sir Launcelot 6:30 Leído por AnaNaumoska
10.4 How King Arthur And Sir Gawain Went To France 7:04 Leído por AnaNaumoska
11.1 Mordred The Traitor 4:06 Leído por AnaNaumoska
11.2 The Battle In The West 5:00 Leído por AnaNaumoska
11.3 The Passing Of Arthur 5:54 Leído por AnaNaumoska
11.4 The Death Of Sir Launcelot And Of The Queen 6:28 Leído por AnaNaumoska

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(3 stars)

Apparently these are condensed versions of the Arthurian canon by Mallory, while preserving much of his language. As a result, a great deal of the emotional impact of the original work is lost in the rush to get all the events into the narration. Unfortunately, as well , the reader races through at too fast a pace to render the stories clearly, and frequent mispronunciations further left me puzzling over even common phrases and familiar names. I have no idea what the "Mabinogion" is as a source material separate from Le Morte D'Arthur. Overall I was disappointed.