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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892
Other Authors: Gray, James Martin
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Penguin Books, 1996.
Series:Penguin classics.
Subjects:
Arthurian romances > Adaptations.
Britons > Kings and rulers > Poetry.
Knights and knighthood > Poetry.
Arthur, > King > Poetry.
Arthur, > King.
Arthurian romances.
Britons > Kings and rulers.
Knights and knighthood.
Adaptations.
Poetry.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:"Reprinted with a revised further reading"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:371 pages ; 20 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 11-15).
ISBN:0140422536
9780140422535