Superb story of adventure, love, honor, and betrayal, filled with dramatic power and tragic irony. This epic telling of Arthur and Guinevere, written in 1470, is the standard source for later Arthurian works. With vigorous dialogue and 15th-century colloquial liveliness. "That rarest of creations, a rendition of a classic that both reacquaints us with and enriches our appreciation for the original text."—Kliatt