I have to read The Faerie Queene for my course, so I'll probably post about how much I hate it or love it after I do that. ;) As for Le Morte D'Arthur - I've read snippets from the Gorlois/Igraine/Uther bit and from the Lancelot and Guinevere section and I was... not as enthralled as I should have been. The bit on Lancelot and Guinevere particularly pissed me off. Guinevere was a shallow, petty fool and her orders were passed off as the ye olde equivalent of PMS, as far as I could tell. Arthur was willing to let Guinevere die if her 'champion' failed to defend her against slander and - WTF, book? WTF? I just hope my grasp of middle english and stuff like that failed me or something. /rantyrant
(Disclaimer: Someone who has read the whole thing will know better than I do. I'm just a plebe sadly, LOL.)
I haven't read the Mists of Avalon in a long time, but I remember that it upset me a lot. :( I wanted Morgaine to get her happy ending so much.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight doesn't have much of anyone actually in the show, but it's a fun read in translation, so I'd recommend that too.
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(Disclaimer: Someone who has read the whole thing will know better than I do. I'm just a plebe sadly, LOL.)
I haven't read the Mists of Avalon in a long time, but I remember that it upset me a lot. :( I wanted Morgaine to get her happy ending so much.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight doesn't have much of anyone actually in the show, but it's a fun read in translation, so I'd recommend that too.