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King Arthur in America

by Alan Lupack, Barbara Tepa Lupack

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King Arthur in America analyzes the tremendous appeal of the Arthurian legends in America by examining the ways that Americans have found to democratize the Matter of Britain and to incorporate aspects of it not only into America's own mythologies but also into literature, film, social history, and popular culture.

Arthurian romancesCeltic influencesKnights and knighthood in literatureAdaptationsKings and rulers in literatureHistory and criticismAmerican literatureAmerican literature, history and criticism