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Idylls of the King

by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

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1859
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298
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Read by Elizabeth Klett · 9 h 20 min · 17 parts

  1. Dedication/The Coming of Arthur

    32:33

  2. Gareth and Lynette, Part 1

    40:05

  3. Gareth and Lynette, Part 2

    42:07

  4. The Marriage of Geraint

    42:42

  5. Geraint and Enid, Part 1

    22:23

  6. Geraint and Enid, Part 2

    27:21

  7. Balin and Balan

    33:09

  8. Merlin and Vivien, Part 1

    23:03

  9. Merlin and Vivien, Part 2

    31:13

  10. Lancelot and Elaine, Part 1

    44:20

  11. Lancelot and Elaine, Part 2

    31:20

  12. The Holy Grail, Part 1

    19:37

  13. The Holy Grail, Part 2

    29:35

  14. Pelleas and Ettarre

    33:31

  15. The Last Tournament

    41:43

  16. Guinevere

    36:09

  17. The Passing of Arthur/To the Queen

    29:39

Idylls of the King (1885) is a public domain work.

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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.

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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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Book facts

First published
1859
Reading time
About 6 hours
Pages
298
Language
English
Formats
PDF, EPUB, Read online, Audiobook
Audio read by
Elizabeth Klett