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Blanche Winder (1866–1930)

Auteur van Stories of King Arthur

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Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
Oram, Blanche
White, Roma
Geboortedatum
1866-03-15
Overlijdensdatum
1930
Geslacht
female
Nationaliteit
UK
Land (voor op de kaart)
England, UK
Geboorteplaats
Bury, Lancashire, England, UK
Korte biografie
Roma White began writing under her birth name, then launched her pseudonym Blanche Oram in the final decade of the nineteenth century. Beginning with whimsy and fairy stories, she published novels, children's writing, travel books, and works about gardening and wild-life. Her fiction spans romantic sentiment, reformist social thinking, and a blend of both. Some novels are highly revealing of British imperial attitudes to racial and ethnic difference. Roma White also wrote under her married name as 'Blanche Winder'.

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This is a collection of toned-down and simplified stories of Arthur and his knights, intended for children. It's not bad, and it does place a great deal of importance on the Grail, which seems (to me) to be neglected in modern retellings and films that mostly focus on Merlin and the Arthur-Guenever-Lancelot mess. However, this book is a bit silly.

Uther has Merlin transform him into the Lord of Cornwall so that he can 'have dinner' with Ygraine. Vivian enchants Merlin because he's tired and she thinks he could use a good rest. Lancelot loves Guenevere, but in a completely platonic manor. Mordred doesn't come up even once.

So, the basics of Arthurian legend without explaining complicated issues like incest and betrayal and so on.
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½
 
Gemarkeerd
eclbates | 3 andere besprekingen | May 26, 2011 |
Timeless tales with morals that still ring true even today. Educating, entertaining and easy reads.
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Gemarkeerd
gamermom2004 | Jan 16, 2009 |

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Werken
7
Ook door
1
Leden
236
Populariteit
#95,935
Waardering
3.1
Besprekingen
5
ISBNs
8
Talen
2

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