The Alliterative Morte Arthure (1399-1402)
b"S3E9 Today, Ash is joined by special guest Michael Smith to talk about the alliterative Morte Arthur, a long poem composed in the 14th\\xa0century. Michael is completing a new tranlsation of the poem, and so we\\u2019re very lucky to have him share some insights into the Alliterative\\u2019s Arthur\\u2019s provenance, it\\u2019s original readership, the joy of alliterative verse and its connections to other medieval Arthurian works such as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Join us tomorrow for an extended chat about Michael\\u2019s work and in the meantime visit his website to pre-order a copy of his new translation:www.mythicalbritain.co.uk\\nTitle Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops.\\nSound Bite:\\xa0Merlin (1998), 'The Death of King Arthur (Hurdy Gurdy)' by Peter Pringle:\\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs8Td5AKwxE\\nAll other music by Epidemic Sound.\\xa0\\nwww.patreon.com/earreadthis\\n@earreadthis\\nearreadthis@gmail.com\\nfacebook.com/earreadthis"