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Is "The death of King Arthur" a good place to start learning about arturian myth?
Also anyone know of any better charts? This just seems to have a bunch of random books.

>> No.17810787

Bump

>> No.17811632

>>17810707
quest of the holy grail

>> No.17811974

>>17810707
it's the death, I'm not an expert but it sounds like it's the end of the cicle

>> No.17812019

I’ve only read the once and future king, but I’d recommend starting with le morte d’arthur or the once and future king since they’re the foundation for the rest of the books

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>>17812019
how's the death of Arthur the foundation of the arthurian cicle? maybe I'm confusing it with the matter of Brittain? but I think that the character of Arthur King is much older than the 15th century romances

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My recommendation would be to start with Geoffrey of Monmouth (not necessarily all of it but at least the part about Arthur) and then try one of the Chretien romances. From there you'll have some of the really foundational stuff and a good taste anyway and you can move in whatever direction you want.

Malory is the most comprehensive telling but it's also very long so I wouldn't recommend diving right into it as a starting point for Arthurian legend if you aren't that familiar