Thomas Malory
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- proper noun
- Thomas Malory is best known for his influential work 'Le Morte d'Arthur', which shaped the Arthurian legend in English literature.
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Thomas Malory's retelling of Arthurian tales remains a cornerstone of medieval English literature.
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Many scholars debate the true identity of Thomas Malory and his sources for the stories about King Arthur.
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Many scholars study Thomas Malory for his contributions to English literature.
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Did you know that Thomas Malory wrote 'Le Morte d'Arthur'?
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Thomas Malory is best known for his influential work 'Le Morte d'Arthur', which shaped the Arthurian legend in English literature.
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Thomas Malory's retelling of Arthurian tales remains a cornerstone of medieval English literature.
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Many scholars debate the true identity of Thomas Malory and his sources for the stories about King Arthur.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Thomas + Malory
The item is a proper name referring to a specific historical person; knowing the constituent names 'Thomas' and 'Malory' does not convey his role as a 15th‑century English writer or compiler of Arthurian romances. The meaning is encyclopedic and arbitrary rather than compositional, so a B1 learner cannot derive it from the parts.
Etymology
Thomas Malory was an English writer from the 1400s who collected and rewrote many older stories about King Arthur into one book called 'Le Morte d'Arthur'. That's why his name now stands for the writer who shaped the Arthur legends in English.