The Once and Future King
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The Once and Future King
Acheter pour 70,70 $
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Narrateur(s):
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Neville Jason
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Auteur(s):
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T. H. White
À propos de cet audio
The complete "box set" of T. H. White's epic fantasy novel of the Arthurian legend. The novel is made up of five parts: "The Sword in the Stone", "The Witch in the Wood", "The Ill-Made Knight", "The Candle in the Wind", and "The Book of Merlyn".
Merlyn instructs the Wart (Arthur) and his brother, Sir Kay, in the ways of the world. One of them will need it: the king has died, leaving no heir, and a rightful one must be found by pulling a sword from an anvil resting on a stone. In the second and third parts of the novel, Arthur has become king and the kingdom is threatened from the north. In the final two books, the ageing king faces his greatest challenge, when his own son threatens to overthrow him. In "The Book of Merlyn", Arthur's tutor Merlyn reappears and teaches him that, even in the face of apparent ruin, there is hope.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
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AudioFile Earphones Award, 2009
"For those who have never read these five books, prepare to be surprised by their adultness, their laugh-out-loud humor and tongue-in-cheek commentary on modern life; for those who know them well, prepare to be delighted with Neville Jason's transcendent reading. The lovely timbre of his narrative voice, his rhythmic, easy pacing and host of individual characterizations transport listeners into White's weird and wonderful otherworld as quickly as Alice slipped through the looking glass. This long production is so entrancing that one wishes it would never end." (AudioFile)
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Amazing!
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Five books for one credit
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A wonderful classic
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It’s an amazing adult read.
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• 'The Sword In The Stone' is a whimsical kid-friendly tale introducing a young King Arthur ("Wart") under the tutelage of Merlyn The Magician learning about the world through meeting talking animals
• 'The Witch In The Wood' (starting at Chapter 25) takes a distinctly dark turn - beginning with the nonchalant boiling of a cat alive; continuing through descriptions of brewing civil war; the meaningless murder of a trusting unicorn; and a pitched battle.. and ending with incestuous seduction triggered by a magical spell using a strip of human flesh
• 'The Ill-Made Knight' (from Chapter 39) is a chronicle of the struggles of Sir Lancelot balancing his friendship with Arthur, dedication to honor & chivalry, and love for Arthur's queen, Guenever
• 'The Candle In The Wind' (starting at Chapter 84) documents the involved efforts of Arthur's bastard son Mordred to overthrow the crown and Arthur's existential questioning of his own legacy.. ending with the implication that Arthur's dream of a world without War will happen someday - perhaps with a return of the monarch
• 'The Book Of Merlyn' (Chapter 98) reintroduces the timetraveling Magician and acts as a treatise: following his expounding on a range of philosophical questions - in front of Arthur and a council of the talking animals from Book One - ultimately concluding that Man is simply an animal.. and thus should live by "natural" rules and abandon nonsensical activity like War
To be certain, T.H.White maintains a lighthearted "storytelling" tone throughout the series.. but the shifts in atmosphere, theme, and seriousness are striking - this sweeping collection feels like five distinct offerings.
Reader Neville Jason provides some of the best narration I have heard in a long time - exhibiting peerless diction, cadence, timbre, and tone - but demonstrating straight-up spectacular voice-acting: realistic, distinctive, well-conceived, and well-executed (hissing the voice of a talking snake without overdoing it, for example). The narrator chants and actually sings some dialogue where T.H.W. intended it. Jason's dedication to the project is impressive.
Altogether, this Naxos Audiobooks production rates 9 stars out of 10. It's extremely well-written, clear, and entertaining. The menu doesn't make it clear where the books are divided, but the PDF is helpful for that purpose (as well as containing a very good essay about the works). If you decide to give this recording a try, I recommend listening to something else between entries, however - rather than listening to all Five Books in a row. It's otherwise a little overwhelming and moderately hard to follow.
Divide It Up
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Great work on this one.
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What a narrator
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An absolute delight
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long but worthwhile
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