XPost: alt.folklore, alt.books, rec.arts.books   
   XPost: rec.arts.books.childrens   
   From: mpnugentAT@copperDOT.net   
      
   On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 21:55:00 +0000, Christopher J. Henrich wrote:   
      
   > In article , Nicholas Young   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> > There's another book in the Arthurian vein that I read in a comp   
   >> > lit class, written by a woman who presented the legend in detailed   
   >> > historical context...   
   >> It's possible (though perhaps unlikely) that this is Mary Stewart.   
   > I don't think the description fits Mary Stewart. Man-love is not a   
   > prominent practice of Arthur's army in her books, nor the discarding of   
   > unwanted babies by camp-followers.   
   >   
   > Possible _Sword at Sunset_ by Rosemary Sutcliff?   
      
   Both Sutcliff and Stewart sound familiar, as do the titles; though, I   
   think Stewart is the one I'm seeking. I didn't mean to imply that   
   man-love, etc. were prominent themes, but that they were addressed as   
   realities of the time, making it nearly a work of historical fantasy. I   
   enjoy fantasy and fiction grounded in reality, as it gives them so much   
   more bite.   
      
   I don't know if you've read R.A. McAvoy "The Book of Kells". It also is a   
   remarkable piece for detail. Then of course there's Tolkien, who detailed   
   an entire world. Nothing like a sound foundation-- historical or created--   
   to make fantasy resonate.   
      
   In any case, I shall investigate each of your suggestions. The worst is   
   that I'll discover something new to enjoy.   
      
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