Armoring Against Nature: The Holy Grail, Camille Paglia, and Wilhelm Reich

Volume 1, Issue 2, April 1st, 2022

Apr 01, 2022

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In Excalibur (1981), John Boorman’s visionary interpretation of the Arthurian romance and fertility myth of the Holy Grail, we are overwhelmed by the weight of the plate armor worn by the knights. It is difficult to watch Excalibur without suffering the existential burden of all the Wagnerian heavy metal on screen. The exertions of the knights inside th…

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