PROFILE: Anonymous: Bernard Cornwell may be a prolific, best-selling author, but he's still trying to make a name for himself here (Alex Beam, December 23, 2004, The Boston Globe)Ĭornwell once met O'Brian, whose work he greatly admires. FAN SITE: The Sharpe Appreciation Society PROFILE: Bernard Cornwell (Bookreporter) AUTHOR SITE: Bernard Cornwell: Britain's Storyteller -INFO: Bernard Cornwell (Wikipedia) See also: Bernard Cornwell ( 2 books reviewed) Without the Christian trappings, seems fundamentally dishonest to me. This attempt to make Arthur a figure worthy of Instance, he views the job of a soldier as fighting for those who can'tįor themselves. Time, the Arthur he portrays has the qualities of a Christian knight So central to Western literature is because it is a Christian myth.Ĭornwell takes a pretty antagonistic stance against Christianity. I do have one major problem with the book. Guinevere is a manipulative wench & triggers the action in theīreaks a betrothal to elope with her. To Uther's throne, is Arthur's infant nephew & Arthur is his sworn Merlin is fighting a rearguard battle against Christianity. Tried to demythologize the story & return it to somewhat historicalĬamelot is the Kingdom of Dumnonia. Chuck gave me this one a while ago & finally convinced me to readĪdmit I wasn't anxious for another Arthurian series.
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