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I loved this book a long, long time before I'd ever even heard of the Society for Creative Ananchronism. Still, it was fun to find out there were so many kindred spirits in the world. (  ) Kim.Sasso | Aug 27, 2023 |  I am having trouble getting through this book... I keep putting it down and moving on to something else. Eventually, I hope to finish it. (  ) Andy5185 | Jul 9, 2023 | Great book on the Arthurian legend from the female point of view. Good long read. ( ) LisaBergin | Apr 12, 2023 | I adore this book, too bad the author was such a nasty woman because I learned so much from all her books. :( ( ) JessAstley | Jan 21, 2023 | Of all of the retellings of the tales of King Arthur & the many other characters living in Camelot. this version grips you and without lecturing clears up all the little facts and relationships which have traveled between the many different versions. I finally have read what I believe to be a definitive story leaving all that needs to be answered. (  ) Huba.Library | Nov 15, 2022 |
 In ''The Mists of Avalon,'' Marion Zimmer Bradley's monumental reimagining of the Arthurian legends, the story begins differently, in the slow stages of female desire and of moral, even mythic, choice. Stepping into this world through the Avalon mists, we see the saga from an entirely untraditional perspective: not Arthur's, not Lancelot's, not Merlin's. We see the creation of Camelot from the vantage point of its principal women - Viviane, Gwynyfar, Morgaine and Igraine. This, the untold Arthurian story, is no less tragic, but it has gained a mythic coherence; reading it is a deeply moving and at times uncanny experience. Is contained inContainsHas the adaptationHas as a commentary on the textHas as a student's study guide
When Morgan le Fay (Morgaine) has to sacrifice her virginity during fertility rites, the man who impregnates her is her younger brother Arthur, who she turns against when she thinks he has betrayed the old religion of Avalon. No library descriptions found. |
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