Some reading recs BTW > stories of the days of king arthur by Charles Hanson > The Legends Of King Arthur And His Knights by James Knowles > Story of Siegfried by James Baldwin > Story of Roland by James Baldwin > the Age of Chivalry by Thomas Bulfinch > Legends of Charlemagne by Thomas Bulfinch > The Romance of Tristan and Iseult by Joseph Bedier > the Mabinogion Translated by Lady Charlotte Guest
Is Lev Grossmanโs new Arthurian book worth reading?
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7/21/2025, 1:31:37 AM No.24568376
>>24568278 I can understand you feeling that way about much of the first act, but the entire grail scene, as well as the entire second and third acts, are just symphonically perfect.
>>24568402 Calling Parsifal 'dull' and 'uninspired' is incredibly stupid. I'd recommend you study an artform a bit more seriously before you start criticising its universally esteemed masterpieces.
>>24568412 Iโve listened to Wagnerโs other works dozens of times each and read a good number of libretti, essays, lectures, etc. Not my fault he flubbed the last one (and Lohengrin.)
>>24568109 (OP) At the charity shop today I found brand new copies of The Song of Roland, The Song of the Cid, and Idylss of the King. Each ยฃ2. Pretty good day, if you ask me.