Adapting the Arthurian Legends for Children

Essays on Arthurian Juvenilia

Barbara Tepa Lupack author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan

Published:28th Jan '04

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

Adapting the Arthurian Legends for Children cover

Springer Book Archives

and from the Arthurian juvenile fiction sequences and series to the films and television shows featuring Arthurian characters, children have learned about the world of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.For centuries, the Arthurian legends have fascinated and inspired countless writers, artists, and readers, many of whom first became acquainted with the story as youngsters. From the numerous retellings of Malory and versions of Tennyson for young people to the host of illustrated volumes to which the Arthurian Revival gave rise. From the Arthurian youth groups for boys (and eventually for girls) run by schools and churches to the school operas, theater pieces, and other entertainment for younger audiences; and from the Arthurian juvenile fiction sequences and series to the films and television shows featuring Arthurian characters, children have learned about the world of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.

ISBN: 9781349527229

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 454g

320 pages

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004