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Teresa Edgerton · 27th February 2005, 12:13 AM

There is no doubt that White's style is not for everyone. When the book was written, readers were, by and large, less impatient, and willing to read stories that went along at a much more leisurely pace.

And since The Once and Future King was published in 1958 (and the first three parts of it originally published much earlier) giving plenty of people ample time to be influenced by White's interpretation -- not to mention time for two movies and a highly successful musical stage play based on the book to appear -- I'm not sure that anything =new= is really to be expected.

All I can say is that when I first read it, back in the sixties, it struck me as very fresh and original.

27th February 2005, 12:13 AM	#8 (permalink)
Teresa Edgerton Goblin Princess Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,101 Blog Entries: 2	Re: February's Discussion - The Once and Future King There is no doubt that White's style is not for everyone. When the book was written, readers were, by and large, less impatient, and willing to read stories that went along at a much more leisurely pace. And since The Once and Future King was published in 1958 (and the first three parts of it originally published much earlier) giving plenty of people ample time to be influenced by White's interpretation -- not to mention time for two movies and a highly successful musical stage play based on the book to appear -- I'm not sure that anything =new= is really to be expected. All I can say is that when I first read it, back in the sixties, it struck me as very fresh and original.