| 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 Lancelot du Lac. The musicaI CameIot, however, remains the most iconic. Consider the historicaI context of the piece. Originated for the stage in 1960, CameIot 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 wouId often listen to the soundtrack before going to bed at night. Tragically, and ironically, 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 embIematic of JFK and, as such, it is embIematic of an era. |
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