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The Once and Future King Quotes
570 words, approx. 2 pages
 The Once and Future King ( 1958 ) is a novel by T. H. White which developed as a composite from earlier published works. Contents 1 The Sword in the Stone (1938) 2 The Queen of Air and Darkness (1939) 3 The Ill-Made Knight (1940) 4 The Candle in the...




| Name: |
T. H. White | | Birth Date: |
May 6, 1915 | | Death Date: |
May 15, 1986 | | Place of Birth: |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States | | Place of Death: |
New York, New York, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
journalist |
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Biography of T. H. White
1115 words, approx. 3.7 pages
 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 style and character of presidential campaigns as well as...
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Biography of T(erence) H(anbury) White
6393 words, approx. 21.3 pages
 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 retells, or provides sequels for, stories told by suc...
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Biography of T(erence) H(anbury) White
4721 words, approx. 15.7 pages
 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 Sword in the Stone (1938). Unlike them White wrote his fir...



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The Once and Future King Summary
4,163 words, approx. 14 pages 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 his life, Europe was in a constant state of flux. A...
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The Once and Future King Information
2,493 words, approx. 8 pages
 The Once and Future King is an Arthurian fantasy novel written by T.H. White. It was first published in 1958 and is mostly a composite of earlier works. The title comes from the supposed inscription of the marker over King Arthur's grave: HIC IACET...



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A Once and Future King
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Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Harold C. Schonberg
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 [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, moved by the compassion that White brought to the human condition, marveling at the grace with which he carried his scholarship, humbled at the sheer poetry of the conception…. Thus "The Book of Merlyn" was eagerly awaited. But as one reads these pages it is easy to see why White dropped most of it and ended "The Once and...
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Critical Essay by Joseph Mclellan
307 words, approx. 1 pages
 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 knights and ladies in the slightly stiff poses of medieval tapestry or Gothic sculpture, you do not read White; you go to Le Morte d'Arthur, a more direct though still tertiary source. White's reworking is valuable for the myriad, living and deep reflections of the author's complex personality—in Merlyn the genial misan...
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The Once and Future King
1,612 words, approx. 5 pages
 Explores the T. H. White's novel The Once and Future King. Examines White's use of stereotypes in his characterization. Describes how education levels affects each character and his role in the story.
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Lancelot, A Character Analysis
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 Discusses The Once and Future King, by T. H. White. Debates if the character of Lancelot is truly a saint or only a troubled human. Provides supporting evidence from the text.
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King Arthur and War
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