What I've Been Reading, Arthurian Edition: The Sword in the Stone, by T. H. White

[apep727]

For my first outing into the Arthurian literature, I've decided to go with one of the most well-known modern additions to the Arthur 'canon' (for lack of a better term): T. H. White's The Sword in the Stone.

Comments

[anonymous]

This is one of my very favorite novels, so I'm tempted to disagree with everything you say. :P

I definitely think it's worth finding the other half of the book, because the light setup contrasts nicely with the much more serious second half.

Inkblot

[apep727]

I'm not saying it's a bad book, not by a long shot. It just seems a bit childish, especially in comparison to the later books. Also, it is just my opinion. ;P

I do have the one-volume edition of The Once and Future King, and I have read Queen of Air and Darkness and parts of The Ill-Made Knight, and I have every intention of finishing it one day. I just happen to have re-read Sword in the Stone most recently, and the episodic nature of the plot just bugged me. That, and the inclusion of Robin Hood. Why is Robin Hood in a story about young King Arthur? Why?