What is the author's style in Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory?

An epic is a long narrative poem that presents characters and events of high position. There may be a central heroic figure, as in the case of Arthur in Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur . There is frequently a muse who inspires the writer to create a work that is inspired and magnificent in its scope. The epic most frequently recounts the origins of a nation or group of people. Le Morte d'Arthur recounts the story of King Arthur, but it also establishes a history for the English people, providing a source of national pride. Epics usually share certain features: a heroic figure who is imposing in his greatness; a vast setting or great nation; heroic deeds; supernatural forces, such as miracles, gods, or angels; elevated diction and style; and an objective narrator. Le Morte d'Arthur is not an epic in the tradition of The Odyssey, instead fitting more loosely into the genre of the romantic prose epic.

In Le Morte d'Arthur, the story is purported to be historical and real, but actually it is based on a series of legends and folktales and has little basis in actual facts. Although the actual story is not taken from Malory's imagination, it is taken from the imaginations of his sources, and thus, it retains its fictional basis.