Idylls of the King and a Selection of Poems
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.
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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Format: Textbook
ISBN:
9780451528759 (0451528751)
ASIN: 9780451528759
Publish date: 04-03-2003
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 367
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Classics,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Poetry,
Mythology,
Arthurian,
Fiction
I found Tennyson's Idylls of the King to be very readable. Tennyson has a very clear verse that is both eloquent and easy to follow. He writes several stories from the Arthurian canon. My personal favorite is "Gareth and Lynette." It's an unconventional adventure story, and it's one of the few times...
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