More on Arthur

I hope to write some more blogs about 20th and other Arthurian novels in the near future. I have read many, some good, others not so good. One of the developments in the 20th and 21st century is the feminist Arthurian novel which concentrates on Guenevere or the women in the stories. One of the first of these is Marion Zimmer Bradley’s “Mists of Avalon” which covers the women in the legends and is in my opinion a bit inclined to skew the story. It favours paganism over Christianity, and makes claims that paganism gave women more freedom than Christianity did. Another very good trilogy is Persia Woolley’s one on Guenevere which depicts her as a Princess from the North, who is intelligent, and an active partner in ruling the Kingdom with Arthur. Sharan Newman another American writer also has a Guinevere trilogy, which has more fantasy elements. more will follow