Interpretive Reading and Medieval Hunting Treatises in "The Once & Future King"

T.H. White not only uses medieval hunting treatises for source material in The Once and Future King, he also engages in interpretive reading. He makes the implicit explicit through exclamatory amplification and thereby demonstrates a close affinity for medieval modes of reading and writing.

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Published in:	Arthuriana (Dallas, Tex.) Tex.), 2018-04, Vol.28 (1), p.3-19
Main Author:	WILLIS, KATHERINE E.C.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	1100-1499 Middle English period 1900-1999 20th century Allusion Anglo-Norman language literature Arthurian legend British & Irish literature Chaucer, Geoffrey(1340/5-1400) Davies, David Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York(1373?-1415) English literature Folklore Hunting L'Art de venerie Le Morte Darthur Literary devices Malory, Sir Thomas(d. 1471) Medieval literature Middle Ages Middle English Mythology novel Novels poetry prose romance Science fiction & fantasy Teaching methods The Canterbury Tales The Master of Game The Once and Future King Tone Twiti, William(d. 1328) White, T. H
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Summary:	T.H. White not only uses medieval hunting treatises for source material in The Once and Future King, he also engages in interpretive reading. He makes the implicit explicit through exclamatory amplification and thereby demonstrates a close affinity for medieval modes of reading and writing.
ISSN:	1078-6279 1934-1539 1934-1539