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2017

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An Antidote To War? An Examination Of The Success Of The Once And Future King By T.H. White, Emily L. Ward Oct 2017

An Antidote To War? An Examination Of The Success Of The Once And Future King By T.H. White, Emily L. Ward

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This paper seeks to evaluate the level of success of The Once and Future King by T.H. White. It examines the financial success of the book and its popularity among readers, both immediately upon publication and in later years. It also considers the book within its historical context, during and after World War II, and hypothesizes that the war negatively impacted the success of the book since it has a pacifist agenda. Finally, the paper examines White’s own goals and intentions while writing the book, and whether the book achieved those purposes. In order to study these matters, the text …