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Word: isoldes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1978-1978
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...Arthur are eccentric. At times, he hovers close to the celebrated tale of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table, chronicling their legendary exploits, the magical interventions of Merlin and the quest for the Holy Grail. But his treatment of the romances between Tristram and Isold, Launcelot and Guinevere reads like a medieval version of Couples. Querulous and selfabsorbed, the lovers are made to suffer the mutual incomprehension of male chauvinists and radical feminists. "Being a woman," the author says of Guinevere, "she could not understand honor and justice, for they were invented by men." The code...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Chivalry Is Dead | 9/25/1978 | See Source »

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