White Rose of Avalon

Literature

  • ‘In the Forest’ by Oscar Wilde: Poem Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a line-by-line analysis of the poem In the Forest by Oscar Wilde.   The bold text between each line of the poem is my analysis.   I accessed the text of the poem on poets.org: https://poets.org/poem/forest-0.   Without further ado, let’s look…

  • Movie Suggestions for When You Want to Feel Like a Swan Maiden

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is another list of film recommendations to evoke a certain feeling, this time I am focusing on films that make you feel like a Swan Maiden!   I have broken this list of seven films into two sections, those inspired by Swan Lake…

  • ‘Ah! Why, Because the Dazzling Sun’ by Emily Bronte Poem Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s post, I have decided to do a stanza-by-stanza analysis of a poem by Emily Bronte!   For those who do not know, Emily Bronte is one of my favorite writers, so I always enjoy exploring her poetry in the Winter as a cozy…

  • Margaery Tyrell, Rose Queen of Westeros

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is about one of my favorite Game of Thrones characters, Margaery Tyrell!   I knew she would be a favorite before even reading the books or watching the series because I knew she was played by the incredible Natalie…

  • ‘Melusine’ by Jean d’Arras Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a review of the book Melusine; or, The Noble History of Lusignan by Jean d’Arras.   Of course, I had read this book years ago, but I have recently re-read this tome as research in preparation for the Melusine Online Class I…

  • The Heroine of ‘Nosferatu’: Centering the Lucy Character?

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For his first Femme Fatale Friday of the New Year, I just had to write about the leading lady of all the Nosferatu films.   While I kept my post on Saturday about the three films spoiler-free for the new one, this post will not…

  • The Green Knight and the Ghost of Christmas Present

    Welcome to day two of the Green Knight Week here at White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings!    Today’s post is about the Green Knight and how he relates to the Ghost of Christmas Present in Dicken’s A Christmas Carol.   I want to note that this topic is part of what inspired me to…

  • The J.R.R. Tolkien Translation of ‘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight’ Book Review

    Welcome to day one of the Green Knight Week here at White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings!    Today’s post is a review of the Tolkien translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, which I have just re-read for the first time since high school.    While I do tend to read the story…

  • Evolution of the Elves: Folklore, Tolkien, and Santa

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the folkloric evolution of how Elves are perceived!   This will be far from a comprehensive deep-dive, as this is a vast topic.   Instead, I want to focus on different elements of Elvish Faerylore, including older Norse and Celtic folklore,…

  • Cozy Winter Reading Based on Your Mood!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a list of book recommendations based on your mood to get you feeling warm and cozy this Winter!   For the purposes of this post, I have come up with five distinct moods and a recommendation for each.   I thought this…