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Idylls of the King

Alfred Tennyson

Paperback | Pages: 384 pages

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Original Title:	Idylls of the King
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Merlin, Sir Lancelot, Sir Gareth, Sir Gawain, Sir Mordred, Sir Perceval, Sir Geraint, Vivien, Sir Galahad, Sir Bors de Ganis, Sir Balin, Sir Balan, Elaine of Astolat, Enid, Lynette, Sir Pelleas, Ettare, Queen Guinevere, King Arthur
Setting:	Logres(United Kingdom)

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Alternate cover edition of ISBN10: 0140422536; ISBN13: 9780140422535

Written in the middle of his career, Idylls of the King is Tennyson's longest and most ambitious work. Reflecting his lifelong interest in Arthurian themes, his primary sources were Malory's Morte d'Arthur and the Welsh Mabinogion. For him, the Idylls embodied the universal and unending war between sense and soul, and Arthur the highest ideals of manhood and kingship; an attitude totally compatible with the moral outlook of his age. Poetically, Tennyson was heir to the Romantics, and Keats's influence in particular can be seen clearly in much of his work. Yet Tennyson's style is undoubtedly his own and he achieved a delicacy of phrase and subtlety of metrical effect that are unmatched. This edition, based on the text authorized by Tennyson himself, contains full critical apparatus.

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Title	:	Idylls of the King
Author	:	Alfred Tennyson
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 384 pages
Published	:	September 5th 1989 by Penguin Books Limited (first published 1885)
Categories	:	Poetry. Classics. Mythology. Arthurian. Fantasy. Fiction

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This particular book is not an edition of Tennyson's work, Idylls of the King, as a whole. It's an abridged version, essentially, with selections from Tennyson's poetry contextualised by brief prose. The reason I have this edition is, of course, the illustrations included, those done by Gustave Doré. Many of them are really spectacular, capturing perfectly the mood of the pieces and scenes.Tennyson's poetry is, of course, powerful and problematic, but I'll review that in itself another time.

I'm not a huge fan of poetry, but I really liked how Tennyson interpreted the Arthurian legends! Super depressing, but really interesting.Now I just have to present on this tomorrow...

Just finished this one for my Victorian Literature seminar. I will admit that the prospect of reading a 300+ page long poem was daunting, but well, well worth it. I have always admired Tennyson's work. This one is a bit different though. The language is not as resonant, but the imagery is spectacularly beautiful. Also, lots of lovely moments of universal truth within the story. They pop out of nowhere sometimes. The characters have a liquid, uncertain quality, bringing a whole lot of ambiguity

As usual, I thought right up there the short story of Balin, who is to blame for his own tragedy ('My violences, my violences!'). Darker than I had expected and gutsier. I think I decided to read this at last after I saw a book on Tennyson's battle poetry. How he wrote 54 battle poems and had a genuine feel for the 'heroic ethos' of ancient fiction to which he was devoted. Fair enough, I thought. Tried a couple of short ones: his Boadicea is as bloody as she came, and I throbbed to 'The Revenge:

Idylls of the King is a poetical reworking of the classic tales by Tennyson. It is absolutely breathtaking in its prose, lyrical, but coherent. Flowery without being polluted. It certainly helps to be familiar with the lesser known tales of Arthur's court (such as Balin and Balon) otherwise the reader may have a more difficult time understanding the work.It really pulls at your heartstrings. You really come to hate all the women of the court, Guinevere most of all. How something written so long

There are certain books, or authors, that don't hold up to modern political correctness. Mark Twain is one of them; Huckleberry Finn is constantly under threat to be banned from American schools. Robert E. Howard's protagonists routinely face villains who embody the worst of early twentieth century stereotypes. But Tennyson, in Idylls of the King comes under fire for his female characters in his series of epic poems concerning King Arthur and his valorous knights. What is not generally kept in

Tennyson effectively makes the tragedy of the breaking of the round table a thing of horror precisely by making Arthur's desired world so beautiful. At one point, Sir Tristram accuses Dagonet the fool of referring to King Arthur as his brother fool. Dagonet's response: "Ay, ay, my brother fool, the king of fools!Conceits himself as God that he can makeFigs out of thistles, silk from bristles, milkFrom burning spurge, honey from hornet-combs,And men from beasts--Long live the king of fools!"--pg.