The Once and Future King
by T. H. White
Born to English parents in Bombay, India, in 1906, Terence Hanbury White came to England in 1915 at the height of World War 1. Throughout the early years of ...
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A pioneering political journalist, T. H. White (1915-1986) gained prominence for his indepth coverage of American political campaigns. His book The Making of the President--1960 helped to alter the st...
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Socially awkward and largely reclusive, T. H. White managed to turn his obsession with King Arthur and his knights into one of the most popular and most critically acclaimed books of his generation, T...
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Like British scholars C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien, Terence Hanbury White turned his concern for the events leading to World War II into the unexpected--a highly original children's book, The Swor...
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T. H. White is best known for his transformations of stories of the past. His four-volume masterpiece, The Once and Future King (1958), gives new life to the works of Sir Thomas Malory, and White also...
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Critical Essay by Joseph Mclellan
A basic charm of The Once and Future King is the way the author threw himself into the story he borrowed from Malory. If you are looking for simple adventure, for kn...
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Critical Essay by Harold C. Schonberg
[Those] of us who love "The Once and Future King" are intemperate in their adoration of the book. We read it again and again, amazed at its sweep, ...
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T.H. White's novel The Once and Future King presents a code of chivalry that outlines the expected knightly behavior of the time. This particular code stresses loyalty to one's liege, love and respec...
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One of the flaws of human nature is to transgress back to what we did yesterday in order to align what we are currently doing. What we did yesterday will not set us on the track for new knowledge, but...
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In the final chapters of The Once and Future King, King Arthur sits in his pavilion on the battlefield at Kent, where his army is currently fighting Mordred's men. Morning will soon arrive, and Arthur...
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Life is a constant battle between good and evil. This concept is displayed all throughout the novel The Once and Future King. Arthur, Merlyn, Guenever, and Lancelot each handle their struggles differe...
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The Once and Future King, by T. H White is a novel based on the life of Arthur, King of Camelot. This story is not illustrated in a romanticized way, or even as a battle tale. Rather White show that ...
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A hero is a person characterized by feats of strength, chivalry, intelligence, and mystery. The heroic vision in T.H. White's The Sword in the Stone is made possible by the heroic qualities of Wart a...
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King Arthur develops his ideal of the Round Table through his early study with Merlyn. His original devotion is to use Might to obtain Right. He wants to end chaos by force of his knights. His followe...
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The exciting novel, The Once and Future King, is a book showing a vivid depiction of the code of chivalry. The code of chivalry characterizes how noble knights are expected to behave and act. It also...
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He was truly hideous, "the boy's face was as ugly as a monster's in the king's menagerie. He looked like an African ape." (329), yet he became the best knight in the world, capturing hearts of many m...
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Arthur's Tragic Flaw
Metaphor: Arthur is like a baby who still needs to be spoon fed
I made an outline of Arthur's characteristics from when he was first introduced to the story until he died, and ...
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The type of education and experiences that an individual goes through influences the type of person that that individual is going to become. For example, someone who is raised in a caring environment ...
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Throughout King Arthur's childhood, Merlyn put him through a series of transformations, which shaped him in his later life as a ruler. As a fish he learned about the dangers of having absolute power. ...
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The integrity and honor of a man is based on many aspects in life. One may look at the actions of a person to determine how they react to certain situations. Deceitfulness and loyalty are common attri...
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The Once and Future King
A knight sees a woman being swept onto a horse by an evil tyrant. This particular tyrant has been famous for capturing both men and women alike. The brave knight pursues the...
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King Arthur
King Arthur is the protagonist of The Once and Future King and the novel's narrative and emotional center. The novel follows Arthur's life from beginning to end, and the major events in...
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Imperfection of Government
"We cannot build the future by avenging the past. Let us sit down as brothers, and accept the Peace of God. Unfortunately men did say this, in each successive war... They w...
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The Once and Future King Book Notes is a free study guide on The Once and Future King by T.H. White. Browse the summary below:
Author Biography / Context of the Work
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