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Satire
Definition of Setting
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Setting is where and when a story or scene takes place. The where can be a real place like the... read full definition
Setting
Explanation and Analysis:
The events of the book are set in England and France during the period when King Arthur supposedly existed, roughly in the 5th and 6th centuries. Whereas Arthur himself is based in England, much of Tristram's main story (Books 8-10) takes place in and around King Mark's court in Cornwall, France. The split between England and France is partly because Malory's source material comes from both England and France. For instance, the French poet Chrétien de Troyes wrote some very popular Arthurian Romances in the 12th century. These long poems contributed to popular ideas and stories about King Arthur and his knights that Malory then used in the 15th century. Tristram's story had been taken up by the English writer Geoffrey Chaucer, but Malory nonetheless inherited Tristram as a French knight.
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