The Once and Future King, Paperback

Descriere

T. H. White's masterful retelling of the saga of King Arthur is a fantasy classic as legendary as Excalibur and Camelot, and a poignant story of adventure, romance and magic that has enchanted readers for generations. Once upon a time, a young boy called -Wart- was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldn't possibly imagine. A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights, love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values. A future that would see him crowned and known for all time as Arthur, King of the Britons. During Arthur's reign, the kingdom of Camelot was founded to cast enlightenment on the Dark Ages, while the knights of the Round Table embarked on many a noble quest. But Merlyn foresaw the treachery that awaited his liege: the forbidden love between Queen Guenever and Lancelot, the wicked plots of Arthur's half-sister Morgause and the hatred she fostered in Mordred that would bring an end to the king's dreams for Britain--and to the king himself. - The Once and Future King] mingles wisdom, wonderful, laugh-out-loud humor and deep sorrow--while telling one of the great tales of the Western world.---Guy Gavriel Kay

Despre autor

T. H. White

autor englez (1906–1964)

Terence Hanbury "Tim" White a fost un scriitor englez cunoscut cel mai bine pentru romanele sale arturiene, The Once and Future King, serie de romane publicată pentru prima oară împreună în 1958. Una dintre cele mai memorabile lucrări ale sale este primul roman al seriei, The Sword in the Stone, publicată ca o carte de sine stătătoare în 1938. A fost tradusă ca Arthur, regele Camelotului de Alin Unteanu.