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Idylls of the King

First published: 1859
Pages: 298

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Dedication/The Coming of Arthur
32:33
Gareth and Lynette, Part 1
40:05
Gareth and Lynette, Part 2
42:07
The Marriage of Geraint
42:42
Geraint and Enid, Part 1
22:23
Geraint and Enid, Part 2
27:21
Balin and Balan
33:09
Merlin and Vivien, Part 1
23:03
Merlin and Vivien, Part 2
31:13
Lancelot and Elaine, Part 1
44:20
Lancelot and Elaine, Part 2
31:20
The Holy Grail, Part 1
19:37
The Holy Grail, Part 2
29:35
Pelleas and Ettarre
33:31
The Last Tournament
41:43
Guinevere
36:09
The Passing of Arthur/To the Queen
29:39

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Tennyson spent much of his career reworking the Arthurian legend into this cycle of twelve poems, first published in 1859 and expanded over the following decades. He follows Arthur from his mysterious origins and the founding of the Round Table through the slow rot that brings Camelot down, tracing Guinevere's love for Lancelot and the failure of a noble ideal to survive human weakness. Behind the medieval pageantry lies a very Victorian meditation on faith, honor, and moral decline. The blank verse is stately and richly musical, and the sequence stands as one of the great long poems of nineteenth-century England. Offered here free as a PDF and EPUB edition.

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) served as Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland for over forty years and ranked among the most widely read poets of the Victorian age. His major works include "In Memoriam," "The Lady of Shalott," and "The Charge of the Light Brigade."

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