Idylls of the King, published 1856-85, is a cycle of 12 narrative poems by the English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809β92, Poet Laureate from 1850) which retells the legend of King Arthur, his knights, his love for Guinevere and her tragic betrayal of him, following the rise and fall of Arthur and
Idylls of the King and a New Selection of Poems
β Scribed by Alfred Tennyson
- Book ID
- 111144747
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 283 KB
- Edition
- 150th Anniversary
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781101157671
- ASIN
- B002VRZPEG
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β¦ Synopsis
Alfred, Lord Tennyson evokes past and present, seeking to reconcile the Victorian zeal for public progress with private despair. Full of eloquence, epic grandeur, and myth, his haunting, rhapsodic poems still cast their lyrical spell today.
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