Idylls of the King
Author: Alfred Tennyson
Written in the middle of his career, Idylls of the King is Tennyson’s longest and most ambitious work. Reflecting his lifelong interest in Arthurian themes, his primary sources were Malory’s Morte D’Arthur and the Welsh Mabinogion For him, the Idylls embodied the universal and unending war between sense and soul, and Arthur the highest ideal of manhood and rulership; an at….Read More
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