The Mists of Avalon
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The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley's novel, tells the King Arthur myth from a feminist point of view. The book tells the story from Morgaine's (in the old sources often called Morgan Le Faye) viewpoint, following her life instead of Arthur's thus removing the negative stigma attached to her character. In the book Bradley depicts Morgaine as a woman fighting for Celtic culture in a country where Christianity threatens to destroy it. Arthur, in her novel, is a strong leader and king, but is unable to resist the ideas of his Christian wife Gwenhwyfar. The novel was a best-seller upon its publication in 1983 and has remained popular to this day.
Marion Zimmer Bradley later expanded the book into a series, including Ancestors of Avalon, The Forest House, Lady of Avalon, and Priestess of Avalon
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Miniseries
The book was adapted in 2001 by American cable channel TNT into a miniseries directed by Uli Edel.
Cast
- Anjelica Huston as Viviane
- Julianna Margulies as Morgaine
- Joan Allen as Morgause
- Samantha Mathis as Gwenhwyfar
- Caroline Goodall as Igraine
- Edward Atterton as Arthur
- Michael Vartan as Lancelet
- Michael Byrne as Merlin
- Hans Matheson as Mordred
- Mark Lewis Jones as Uther
- Clive Russell as Gorlois
Reference
- Marion Zimmer Bradley. The Mists of Avalon. c1982.
External links
- Into the Mists: a Mists of Avalon fansite (http://www.intothemists.com/)
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