King Arthur in Popular Culture

By: Elizabeth S. Sklar (Editor), Donald L. Hoffman (Editor)

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Paperback | 3 April 2002

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The legend of King Arthur is embedded in British and American culture. Contemporary America, in particular, is a rich breeding ground for the Arthurian mythos, not only in films, novels, short stories, and fantasy and science fiction, but in other areas of popular and mass culture as well.

This work is a collection of 18 previously unpublished essays that demonstrate the impressive extent to which the Arthurian legend continues to permeate contemporary culture beyond film and literature. The essays cover the Arthurian legend in economics, ethics, education, entertainment, music, fun and games, the Internet, and esoterica.

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Foreword	p. 1
Preface	p. 5
Economics
Marketing Arthur: The Commodification of Arthurian Legend	p. 9
Defending the Domestic: Arthurian Tropes and the American Dream	p. 24
Tingagel: The Best of English Twinkie	p. 36
Ethics
Arthur, Popular Culture, and World War II	p. 45
King Arthur and Vietnam	p. 59
Television and Film
The Documentary Arthur: Reflections of a Talking Head	p. 77
Was That in the Vulgate? Arthurian Legend in TV Film and Series Episodes	p. 87
Knights in Space: The Arthur of Babylon 5 and Dr. Who	p. 101
Arthurian Animation at Century's End	p. 111
Music
Sing a Song of Arthur	p. 123
Arthurian Pop: The Tradition in Twentieth-Century Popular Music	p. 138
Fun and Games
Camelot in Comics	p. 169
Knights of Imagination: Arthurian Games and Entertainments	p. 182
In the Lists: The Arthurian Influence in Modern Tournaments of Chivalry	p. 197
The Internet
King of the World (Wide Web): Arthur on the Internet	p. 209
Merlin in the Public Domain	p. 219
Esoterica
Arthurian Legend in Tarot	p. 233
The Once and Future Queen: Guinevere in a New Age	p. 249
About the Contributors	p. 259
Index	p. 263
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