Malory's Originality

Robert M. Lumiansky was a professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania and New York University. He specialized in medieval English.

• ForewordIntroduction Chapter 1. "The Tale of King Arthur": Beginnings and ForeshadowingsChapter 2. "The Tale of King Arthur and the Emperor Lucius": The Rise of LancelotChapter 3. "The Tale of Lacncelot": Prelude to AdulteryChapter 4. "The Tale of Gareth": The Chivalric FloweringChapter 5. "The Tale of Tristram": Development by AnalogyChapter 6. "The Tale of the Sankgreall": Human Frailty Chapter 7. "The Tale of Lancelot and Guenever": SuspenseChapter 8. "The Tale of the Death of Arthur": Catastrophe and ResolutionIndex