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Thomas Malory
15th-century English writer
"Malory" redirects here. For other uses, see Mallory (disambiguation).
Sir Thomas Malory was an English writer, the author of Le Morte d'Arthur, the classic English-language chronicle of the Arthurian legend, compiled and in most cases translated from French sources. The most popular version of Le Morte d'Arthur was published by the famed London printer William Caxton in 1485. Much of Malory's life history is obscure, but he identified himself as a "knight prisoner", apparently reflecting that he was either a criminal, a prisoner-of-war, or suffering some other type of confinement. Malory's identity has never been confirmed. Since modern scholars began researching his identity the most widely accepted candidate has been Sir Thomas Malory of Newbold Revel in Warwickshire, who was imprisoned at various times for criminal acts and possibly also for political reasons during the Wars of the Roses. Recent work by Cecelia Lampp Linton, however, presents new evidence in support of Thomas Malory of Hutton Conyers, Yorkshire.[1]
Identity
[edit]Most of what is known about Malory stems from the accounts describing him in the prayers found in the Winchester Manuscript of Le Morte d'Arthur. He is described as a "knyght pre
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Thomas Malory - LAST REVIEWED: 11 Jan 2018
- LAST MODIFIED: 11 Jan 2018
- DOI: 10.1093/obo/9780199846719-0135
- LAST REVIEWED: 11 Jan 2018
- LAST MODIFIED: 11 Jan 2018
- DOI: 10.1093/obo/9780199846719-0135
Archibald, Elizabeth, and A. S. G. Edwards, system. A Confrere to Malory. Woodbridge, UK: D. S. Brewer, 1996.
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Batt, Catherine. Malory’s Morte Darthur: Remaking depiction Arthurian Tradition. New York: Palgrave, 2002.
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-137-11183-8
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Sir Thomas Malory (c. 1410�1471)
Key Terms: "mirror for magistrates," chronicle, honor, Caxton, Winchester manuscript, mesure, troth
The best source I know about Malory's biography is Pete Field's Book The Life and Times of Sir Thomas Malory, and these biographical notes are drawn largely from Field's reseach, which builds on several earlier studies, including those of the late William Matthews. A short form of Field's book is the essay in Archibald & Edwards' A Companion to Malory, which you can also find in Dacus Library. Additional material is drawn from the Longman Anthology online material, at http://wps.ablongman.com/long_damrosch_britlit_2/0,6737,199713-,00.html.
In several of his colophons-those closing formulas to texts-the author of the Morte Darthur says he is "a knyght presoner, sir Thomas Malleorr�," and prays that "God sende hym good delyveraunce sone and hastely." Scholars have traced a number of such names in the era, among whom two seem particularly likely: Sir Thomas Malory of Newbold Revell, and Thomas Malory of Papworth. The former Thomas Malory had a criminal record and was long kept prisoner awaiting trial, while the latter had links to a rich collection of Arthurian books. The Malory of Newbold Revell, who s