Oh Oxfam. What hast thou wrought?
May. 15th, 2007 07:48 pmI really ought to know better than to even walk into Oxfam. Admittedly, the last few times, I emerged unscathed. This time, however, there were problems. I walked out with three books.
( Further details and vaguely related rambling on the state of C15 scholarship )
At any rate, I should probably go back to Thomas Malory. I started rereading Le Morte Darthur the other day and am once again struck by how many innocent bystanders are accidentally decapitated. Especially ladies who happen to be standing next to the man [insert knight here] was aiming for. Obviously the Knights of the Round Table have very bad aim. Though I do keep getting flashes to crazy!Lancelot from Holy Grail and that's always fun.
( Further details and vaguely related rambling on the state of C15 scholarship )
At any rate, I should probably go back to Thomas Malory. I started rereading Le Morte Darthur the other day and am once again struck by how many innocent bystanders are accidentally decapitated. Especially ladies who happen to be standing next to the man [insert knight here] was aiming for. Obviously the Knights of the Round Table have very bad aim. Though I do keep getting flashes to crazy!Lancelot from Holy Grail and that's always fun.