White Rose of Avalon

Literary Love

  • Poetic Analysis of ‘The Lady of Shalott’ (1832) by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    For today’s post, I have decided to share my analysis of the poem The Lady of Shalott by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.   I have long adored this Arthurian poem about the ill-fated Lady whose heart was overcome by love for Sir Lancelot!   She has…

  • My Thoughts on ‘Lisa Frankenstein’

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   Today’s post is going to be a fun and spoiler-filled review of Lisa Frankenstein, the newest film written by Diablo Cody, and the directorial debut of Zelda Williams (daughter of Robin Williams).    So, please let this be your warning if you have yet to…

  • A Faery King’s Tie to the Land

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a bit of an expansion of the idea of having a King who is literally tied to the Land, which I analyzed in my review of The Folk of the Air Trilogy.   I wanted to go deeper and analyze how this…

  • The Folk of the Air Trilogy Review & Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a review and analysis of The Folk of the Air Series by Holly Black.   I have finally read the first trilogy of books, and I will read the prequel book about Cardan’s childhood soon enough, as this series has quickly become…

  • Shakespeare’s ‘A Winter’s Tale’, Inspired by Anne Boleyn?

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post will explore the possible connection between Anne Boleyn and Shakespeare’s play A Winter’s Tale.   Many people who are fans of Shakespeare and lovers of Tudor history will know that the plot of A Winter’s Tale is a complex romance set at a…

  • Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti Poem Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is my analysis of the poem Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti.    I accessed the poem at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44996/goblin-market.   Like with my other poetry analysis posts, I will be interspersing my opinions throughout the text of the actual poem! As a warning, this one…

  • Dead & Undead Brides

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is about the concept of Dead and Undead Brides!   I have long had a love of the morbid and the macabre, being a huge fan of Edgar Allan Poe, especially of his stories of lost beloved ladies.    I love the idea…

  • Why We All Hate Raoul

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    Today I am doing a bonus continuation of my Phantom of the Opera Gothic Romance Week, with a post about why everyone in the Phantom Fandom (or more appropriately Phandom) hates Raoul. Raoul is the Viscount de Chagny and he is introduced alongside his brother,…

  • Christine Daae, Phantom Heroine

    Welcome to Day Three of Phantom of the Opera Week here on White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    As today is Femme Fatale Friday, the topic of this post is Christine Daae, of course.    The character of Christine is the one in the story that I have related most heavily to throughout the…

  • Phantom & Death and the Maiden

    Welcome to Day One of Phantom of the Opera Week here on White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s topic is The Phantom of the Opera and how it relates to the Death and the Maiden motif!    I have written pretty extensively about the Death and the Maiden motif here on White Rose…