{"product_id":"9781783529087","title":"King Arthur's Death","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new translation of the classic English poem that inspired Malory, stunningly illustrated with linocuts by the author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing Arthur’s Death\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (commonly referred to as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlliterative Morte Arthure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Smith","offers":[{"title":"Unbound |  Hardback | Paper over boards |  2024-10-11","offer_id":45663919309055,"sku":"9781783529087","price":38.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/9781783529087.jpg?v=1718300105","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781783529087","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}