Mists of Avalon

[ReadAll]

I remember reading this book years ago and loving it. Who cares if it is not high literature? One should not get stuck in one genre or category of literature, particularly not for snobbish reasons. Some so-called 'high literature' is badly written and badly researched.

[Buh4Bee]

Hmm... I am just finishing up another book, so haven't given it a go yet. So far, I find it written better than the Da Vinci Code and even slightly thought provoking. I appreciate the feedback and the conversations about the author's intent.

[Wilde woman]

Tennyson already used the women of Arthurian themes as the center of his poems. I think Bradley main difference is really the paganism and the return of Morgana image as both allied or enemy of Arthur.

Yes, but Tennyson's take is hardly as sympathetic to women as Bradley's. So much of Arthuriana can be read as misogynistic, which is why Bradley's book caused such a stir when it came out.

[JCamilo]

Actually, not just because of those Poems, Tennyson was in the middle of early feminists controversy. He is not so different from Bradly sympathy either, so her work is hardly unique on this aspect.