What literary time period was le morte d'athur written?

Question

I've looked around the web, but found no answers. I was wondering if anyone could help me.

Answer 1

http://www.arthurian-legend.com/le-mort-...

Answer 2

The Arthurian Legend which today towers above all others is enshrined in Le Morte d'Arthur written by Sir Thomas Malory and completed in 1470. This epic story, culminating with the death of King Arthur, is based on Geoffrey of Monmouth's much earlier one, but Malory introduces elements already popularised by the Romance-writers, and brings in other Arthur-related stories from elsewhere on the continent. More…

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Bibliographical Note

THE Morte Darthur was finished, as the epilogue tells us, in the ninth year of Edward IV., i.e. between March 4, 1469 and the same date in 1470.

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Le Morte Darthur - Sir Thomas Malory - Study Guides:

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http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitN...

Additional Resources

http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/malorya...

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Answer 3

Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Morte_d'...

It was written in 1385 so that'd put it in the high middle ages. Not sure if that was really a "literary" time period though.