Arthurian Myth and Legend, Campbell and The Grail Quest

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Arthurian Myth and Legend, Campbell and The Grail Quest

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Please share your Arthurian favorites in this thread. 8)

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Here's a cool BBC documentary entitled In Search of Myths and Heroes: King Arthur. Wood's demonstration of the unfolding of myth over time is alone worth the watch. (1 hour)

http://watchdocumentary.com/watch/in-se ... a1954.html

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Mary Stewart's, The Crystal Cave is a stunningly moving series and, of course, T.H. White's The Once and Future King.

Thanks for that link, Cindy. I'll check it out later. Woods is a highly respectable scholar and entertaining presenter.
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Clemsy, You are quite right.

Michael Wood is without question one of the premier documentarians working today. He has done over 80 different projects and is a " Fellow of the Royal Historical Society ". Some of the more notable works are on subjects like: William Shakespeare; The Trojan War; The Conquistadors; Art of the Western World; Alexander The Great; the Dark Ages; and many, many others. His work is deep, thorough, comprehensive, and most important accessible. My personal favorite is the 6 hour series on " The Story of India "; also available for viewing on this site.

Cindy this is a great piece and thank you for the link to this fabulous documentry site. It is now on my favorites list. ( I could easily spend waaay too much time here. )

PS. He has done 2 recent projects; one on Beowulf ( 2009 ) and a TV series and book on the history of England ( 2010).

Cheers 8) :)
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Have you seen this Mary Stewart interview, Clemsy?

http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/in ... tewart.htm

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No I hadn't! Thanks for the share, Cindy. Fascinating read!
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better yet, bbc, when god was a girl, divine women in three parts

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I have a book entitled "Celtic Mythology" based on a text by Charles Squire from 1910. It is a bit dry and suffers from a rather archaic style, but it is very interesting for the sections where the author traces the Arthurian legends back to their Celtic origins. He basically maintains that the characters in Arthurian legends are the Gods of old Ireland and Wales now reduced down into into human characters, albeit of mythical grandeur.

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I finish the school year with my seniors with White's The Sword in the Stone, using the metaphor to correspond with their graduation. Clever Clemsy. lol!

Inspired me to reread, for the umpteenth time, Stewart's books. Just started The Last Enchantment. I get lost in this story.
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Stewart's books are among my favorites. Enjoy, Clemsy! For the umpteenth time. 8)
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Post by jim baird »

I have not ventured past Campbell's descriptions of the tales in Creative Mythology, with descriptions of Percival and the red knight, as well as the piebald knight, not to mention Tristan etc.

I have not, but it is next on my list to donate and get the audio versions of JC's Arthurian tales.

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Post by CarmelaBear »

One of my favorites is The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley.

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