Critical Readings

CR Episode 325: The Once and Future King, Part I

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T. H. White

Released on 1 June 2026:

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The panel reads the first seven chapters of The Sword in the Stone, with attention given to the modern and medieval aspects of the setting, White’s own narratorial voice, the differing metaphors and parallels of characterisation, and the original sources.

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