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Adapting the Arthurian Legends for Children

Essays on Arthurian Juvenilia

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  • © 2004

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Editors:
  1. Barbara Tepa Lupack
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Part of the book series: Arthurian and Courtly Cultures (SACC)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Le Morte Darthur for Children: Malory’s Third Tradition

    • Andrew Lynch
    Pages 1-49

  3. Text, Image, and Swords of Empowerment in Recent Arthurian Picture Books

    • Judith L. Kellogg
    Pages 51-72

  4. The Case of the Disappearing Text: Connecticut Yankee For Kids

    • Elizabeth S. Sklar
    Pages 73-105

  5. Deceptive Simplicity: Children’s Versions of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

    • Cindy L. Vitto
    Pages 107-121

  6. The Sense of Place in Arthurian Fiction for Younger Readers

    • Raymond H. Thompson
    Pages 123-138

  7. Susan Cooper’s “The Dark is Rising”

    • Charlotte Spivack
    Pages 139-159

  8. Interview with Susan Cooper

    • Raymond H. Thompson
    Pages 161-169

  9. Swords, Grails, and Bag-Puddings: A Survey of Children’s Poetry and Plays

    • Dan Nastali
    Pages 171-196

  10. Arthurian Youth Groups in America: The Americanization of Knighthood

    • Alan Lupack
    Pages 197-216

  11. Good King Arthur: Arthurian Music for Children

    • Jerome V. Reel Jr.
    Pages 217-241

  12. Once and Future Kings: The Return of King Arthur in the Comics

    • Michael A. Torregrossa
    Pages 243-262

  13. Camelot on Camera: The Arthurian Legends and Children’s Film

    • Barbara Tepa Lupack
    Pages 263-294

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 295-320
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About this book

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.

About the authors

BARBARA TEPA LUPACK has written extensively about the Arthurian legends and about American literature, film, and culture.

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