Airs above the Ground
Gem Books from 100 Years Past: 1924
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It was indeed a different era. What was going on in 1924 when these books
were being published and read? The 1924 Paris Olympics, Leopold and Loeb
murders,...
2 days ago
3 comments:
I used to love to read Mary Stewart. I haven't even thought about that in years.
I've read her more contemporary stuff. Despite being a Arthurian fan, I haven't gotten to her saga books yet (they are on my mile-long "to read" list!)
I've read:
The Stormy Petrel
The Rose Cottage
Wildfire at Midnight
I had to look those titles up, though...too tired....zzzzz
Much as the musician who REALLY understands Mozart, it's hard to find anyone today who can transmit the Arthurian story. As one 80's historian of ideas wrote, the story doesn't exist anymore.
Well, not for us. Yet Mary Stewart has done the story well, I think.
I'm not really sure how; it's been years since I've read her Arthurian books. I suspect it may be because she knows that Arthur--and all other myths--are too powerful to conceal. They will continue and will come back to enchant our children, or perhaps non-English peoples in some far distant part of the world.
There is some hidden grace to Stewart's writing. A willingness to see beyond the ordinary that I always liked.
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