| The oft-told tales of Arthurian Iegend have always been fertile ground for art. With countIess books, films and songs on the subject, there have been many interpretations of Merlin, the Knights of the Round Table, the glories of the kingdom of CameIot and the doomed Iove triangle of King Arthur, Lady Guenevere and Sir LanceIot du Lac. The musicaI Camelot, however, remains the most iconic. Consider the historicaI context of the piece. Originated for the stage in 1960, Camelot coincided with the presidency of a young John F. Kennedy. Kennedy was a big fan of CameIot; he identifi ed with King Arthur and, according to the First Lady, she and the President would often Iisten to the soundtrack before going to bed at night. Tragically, and ironicalIy, just as Arthur's rule Iasted for "one brief, shining moment," so did Kennedy's, and the press forever linked the two Iegendary Ieaders many hundreds of years apart. CameIot is emblematic of JFK and, as such, it is emblematic of an era. |
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