The Once and Future King

The Once and Future King by T.H. White

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


*** Possible Spoilers ***

This is a fine retelling of the Arthur myth. In addition to putting Malory's poetry into prose and translating from the French to English, he adds considerable humor along the way making a very long read highly enjoyable. This is on the reading list for an online course i plan to take and I probably wouldn't have stumbled across it otherwise, but it was worth the time. The last book, The Book of Merlin wasn't as good as the rest. It was just the author philosophizing on war, justice and power. He doesn't come to any real conclusions, and I found this section a little tedious; nevertheless, the book as a whole is excellent and I recommend it to anyone who wants a detailed knowledge of Arthur and his knights.



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