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Idylls of the King

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A sequence of narrative poems retells the Arthurian saga, following the king’s rise and the creation of his Round Table through episodes of battle, courtship, and political tension. Individual idylls dramatize Merlin’s enchantments and downfall, the loyalty and betrayal surrounding Lancelot and Guinevere, and intimate tales such as Geraint and Enid, while the quest for the Holy Grail and competing loyalties progressively fracture the realm. The poems examine chivalry, ideal kingship, spiritual yearning, and the slow moral decline that culminates in loss, rendered in an elegiac, reflective tone.

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Title: Idylls of the King

Author: Baron Alfred Tennyson Tennyson

Release date: August 1, 1996 [eBook #610]
Most recently updated: December 2, 2022

Language: English

Credits: Ng E-Ching and David Widger

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Idylls of the King

Flos Regum Arthurus (Joseph of Exeter)

In Twelve Books

By Alfred, Lord Tennyson


Contents

Dedication
The Coming of Arthur
Gareth and Lynette
The Marriage of Geraint
Geraint and Enid
Balin and Balan
Merlin and Vivien
Lancelot and Elaine
The Holy Grail
Pelleas and Ettarre
The Last Tournament
Guinevere
The Passing of Arthur
To the Queen