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<p>T.H. White, an acclaimed author and one of the representatives of Fantasy and the Matter of Britain in the twentieth century, explores the topic of war in Arthurian society in the novel <italic>The Once and Future King</italic> (1958). In this article, I will demonstrate the central conundrum of this political allegory as the opposition of “Might versus Right” and Arthur’s endeavours toward solutions against violence and warfare. T. H. White and (by extension) Arthur are trying to find an “antidote to war” by exploring types of governing to pinpoint which one is the most pacifist, inspired by the horrors of the Second World War.</p>
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T.H. White, an acclaimed author and one of the representatives of Fantasy and the Matter of Britain in the twentieth century, explores the topic of war in Arthurian society in the novel The Once and Future King (1958). In this article, I will demonstrate the central conundrum of this political allegory as the opposition of “Might versus Right” and Arthur’s endeavours toward solutions against violence and warfare. T. H. White and (by extension) Arthur are trying to find an “antidote to war” by exploring types of governing to pinpoint which one is the most pacifist, inspired by the horrors of the Second World War.

Pacifist Literature During WWII: T. H. White’s <italic>the Once and Future King</italic>

Romanian Journal of English Studies

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Pacifist Literature During WWII: T. H. White’s 

T.H. White, an acclaimed author and one of the representatives of Fantasy and the Matter of Britain in the twentieth century, explores the topic of war in...

Pacifist Literature During WWII: T. H. White’s the Once and Future King

Published Online: Dec 26, 2023

Page range: 34 - 43

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjes-2023-0004

Keywords
Arthurian Legend, education, future generations, pacifism

© 2023 Eirini Dimitra Bourontzi, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Pacifist Literature During WWII: T. H. White’s the Once and Future King

Published Online: Dec 26, 2023

Page range: 34 - 43

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjes-2023-0004

KeywordsArthurian Legend, education, future generations, pacifism

© 2023 Eirini Dimitra Bourontzi, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Arthurian Legend, education, future generations, pacifism