The Ill-Made Knight

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The Ill-Made Knight is a 1940 fantasy novel by T. H. White that retells the life and inner struggles of Sir Lancelot within the larger Arthurian saga The Once and Future King.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian novel
fantasy novel
novel
author T. H. White
basedOn Arthurian legend
character Elaine of Corbenic
Galahad
linked to: Sir Galahad

King Arthur
Queen Guinevere
Sir Agravaine
linked to: Agravain

Sir Gareth
Sir Gawain
linked to: Gawain

Sir Mordred
linked to: Mordred
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
explores psychological depth of Lancelot
focusesOn Lancelot and Guinevere's relationship
life of Sir Lancelot
followedBy The Candle in the Wind
genre Arthurian literature
fantasy
hasInfluenceOn modern portrayals of Lancelot
hasSubplot Quest for the Holy Grail
hasTitleOrigin nickname of Sir Lancelot
language English
literaryMovement modern Arthurian reinterpretation
mainCharacter Sir Lancelot
medium print
narrativePerspective third-person
notableFor introspective characterization of a legendary hero
partOfSeries The Once and Future King
portrays Lancelot as physically unattractive
precededBy The Queen of Air and Darkness
publicationYear 1940
publisher Collins
linked to: Collins Educational
seriesOrder third volume of The Once and Future King
setting Camelot
linked to: King Arthur's court

medieval Britain
theme chivalry
courtly love
honor
inner conflict
sin and redemption
spiritual quest
timePeriodOfSetting mythic Middle Ages
workIn 20th-century British literature

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T. H. White notableWork The Ill-Made Knight
T. H. White hasPart The Ill-Made Knight
The Queen of Air and Darkness precedes The Ill-Made Knight
The Book of Merlyn relatedWork The Ill-Made Knight
The Witch in the Wood followedBy The Ill-Made Knight
The Candle in the Wind precededBy The Ill-Made Knight