{"product_id":"michael-smith-king-arthurs-death-2021-hardback","title":"Michael Smith: King Arthur's Death [2021] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eKing Arthur's Death (commonly referred to as the \u003cem\u003eAlliterative Morte Arthure\u003c\/em\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 \u003cem\u003eMorte d'Arthur\u003c\/em\u003e, it is an epic tale which documents the horrors of war, the loneliness of kingship and the terrible price paid for arrogance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet his venture is not without cost. His decision to leave Mordred at home to watch over his realm and guard Guinevere, his queen, proves to be a costly one. Though Arthur defeats the Romans, events in Britain draw him back where he must now face Mordred for control of his kingdom - a conflict ultimately fatal to the pair of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining heroic action, probing insight into human frailty and a great attention to contemporary detail,\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing Arthur's Death \u003c\/i\u003eis 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\/p\u003e","brand":"Smith, Michael","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50979809952083,"sku":"9781783529087","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/smith-michael-michael-smith-king-arthur-s-death-2021-hardback-9781783529087-1166871917.jpg?v=1747255051","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/michael-smith-king-arthurs-death-2021-hardback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}