I tried to think who might be a "literary" hero of mine, and the name that popped up was T.H. White, though come to think of it I basically know nothing about him. Now I am curious to try to find out more, but also a bit nervous.
The Once and Future King had a huge impact on me when I read it as a teenager! I made a Goodreads account many years ago for the sole purpose of reviewing it. And I even have a copy of the standalone version of Sword in the Stone, which is quite different than the version included in The Once and Future King!
The fake Arthurian myth is how the Southern Agrarians ennobled their cause of a royal idyllic pastoral led by a Pure Ice White King . The Fugitives creeped into the Ivies as Professors with their knowledge of British Lit .
Plenty of the tech youth now idolize Tolkien .
Gosh, YB Yeats spun the fairytale into a gyre . Then came all the Modern followers initiated by Ezra Pound .
Ah, there's also a book about falconry. If you read h is for hawk by I think Helen Donaldson is the author's name- it is an excellent book in its own right and it will tell you quite a lot about TH White. Going by that book you will have an* interesting* time adopting him as a hero. And yes, the once and future king complete is a lot more than the sword in the stone.
Patrick Kurp is one of my heroes, and Anecdotal Evidence is a gem. Every day, it seems, I can't believe that website still exists. We ought to appreciate it and cherish it while it lasts.
Many thanks for enriching our 'reader life'. I just watched your video/reading of your essay on reading Peter Pan to your children which has inspired me to reread it as an adult from your perspective. Also I followed up on your referral to the blog Ancedotal Evidence. Is there a way to subscribe to it? I couldn't find the subscription box.
I tried to think who might be a "literary" hero of mine, and the name that popped up was T.H. White, though come to think of it I basically know nothing about him. Now I am curious to try to find out more, but also a bit nervous.
You like the sword in the stone?
The Once and Future King had a huge impact on me when I read it as a teenager! I made a Goodreads account many years ago for the sole purpose of reviewing it. And I even have a copy of the standalone version of Sword in the Stone, which is quite different than the version included in The Once and Future King!
So I guess that's a yes, lol.
haha indeed. I actually never read it but have been hankering for it for a few years. I love very much the Sylvia Townsend Warner biography of White.
The fake Arthurian myth is how the Southern Agrarians ennobled their cause of a royal idyllic pastoral led by a Pure Ice White King . The Fugitives creeped into the Ivies as Professors with their knowledge of British Lit .
Plenty of the tech youth now idolize Tolkien .
Gosh, YB Yeats spun the fairytale into a gyre . Then came all the Modern followers initiated by Ezra Pound .
Ah, there's also a book about falconry. If you read h is for hawk by I think Helen Donaldson is the author's name- it is an excellent book in its own right and it will tell you quite a lot about TH White. Going by that book you will have an* interesting* time adopting him as a hero. And yes, the once and future king complete is a lot more than the sword in the stone.
Can’t stand that book!
Overwritten?
Yes
Patrick Kurp is one of my heroes, and Anecdotal Evidence is a gem. Every day, it seems, I can't believe that website still exists. We ought to appreciate it and cherish it while it lasts.
Many thanks for enriching our 'reader life'. I just watched your video/reading of your essay on reading Peter Pan to your children which has inspired me to reread it as an adult from your perspective. Also I followed up on your referral to the blog Ancedotal Evidence. Is there a way to subscribe to it? I couldn't find the subscription box.
I couldn’t see one either sadly
I'll just have to bookmark this page on substack then.
The Nigerian playwright and poet,
Wole Soyinka, is often called the "Shakespeare of Africa"
, a Noble Laureate
, and the U.S. just revoked his Visa .
Under the cover of saving Amerikans ?