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Idylls of the King

by Alfred Tennyson

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Publisher Comments:

The longest and most ambitious work of his career, Idylls is a reflection of Tennyson's lifelong interest in Arthurian themes. His personification of Arthur, the highest ideal of manhood and leadership, is achieved through a delicacy of phrase and metrical effect that are unmatched.

Synopsis:

Tennyson had a life-long interest in the legend of King Arthur and after the huge success of his poem "Morte d'Arthur" he built on the theme with this series of 12 poems, written in two periods of intense creativity over nearly 20 years.

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About the Author

Alfred, Lord Tennyson was born in 1809 at Somersby, Lincolnshire. Schooled at Louth and by his father, a rector, he began to write early, and at the age of twelve he composed “an epic of 6,000 lines.” In 1828 he matriculated at Cambridge—but only after the elder Tennyson had approved his recitation by heart of the odes of Horace. Poems, Chiefly Lyrical, published in 1830, revealed Tennysons swiftly maturing talent, a talent which was augmented by his friendship with Edward FitzGerald and A.H. Hallam. In 1830, the poet and Hallam volunteered in the army of a Spanish insurgent; and Poems (1833) derived largely from experience gained on the Continent. Hallams death in the same year gave rise to The Two Voices (1834)—a black period in Tennysons life. After a lengthy silence he published Poems (1842), earning the admiration of Carlyle and Dickens. The year 1850 witnessed his marriage to Emily Sarah Sellwood and his appointment as poet laureate, succeeding Wordsworth. The gravity with which he took his office was reflected in many poems on state occasions. His later years produced his acknowledged masterpieces: In Memoriam (1850), Maud (1855), Ballads and Other Poems (1880), Locksley Hall Sixty Years After (1886), and scattered sections of what would eventually become his epic, Idylls of the King (1859-1885). In 1892, reading his favorite Shakespeare, Tennyson died at Aldworth and received a public funeral in Westminster Abbey.

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ISBN:

9780140422535

Editor:

Gray, J. M.

Introduction:

Gray, J. M.

Introduction by:

Gray, J. M.

Introduction:

Gray, J. M.

Editor:

Gray, J. M.

Author:

Gray, J. M.

Author:

Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson

Author:

Alfred Tennyson

Publisher:

Penguin Books

Location:

London

Subject:

General

Subject:

Poetry (poetic works by one author)

Subject:

English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

Subject:

Poetry - General

Subject:

Arthurian romances

Subject:

Knights and knighthood

Subject:

Britons

Subject:

Single Author - British & Irish

Subject:

Arthur

Subject:

Britons -- Kings and rulers.

Subject:

Anthologies-United Kingdom Poetry

Edition Description:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Penguin classics

Series Volume:

no. 4]

Publication Date:

19890931

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

from 12

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

384

Dimensions:

7.76x5.03x.90 in. .61 lbs.

Age Level:

03-UP

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Product details 384 pages Penguin Books - 1989-09-00 English 9780140422535 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Gardners, Tennyson had a life-long interest in the legend of King Arthur and after the huge success of his poem "Morte d'Arthur" he built on the theme with this series of 12 poems, written in two periods of intense creativity over nearly 20 years.