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Idylls of the King

Alfred Tennyson

Start date: September 15, 2011

Finish date: October 15, 2011

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Sep 08, 2011 Susan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

Just finished this one for my Victorian Literature seminar. I will admit that the prospect of reading a 300+ page long poem was daunting, but well, well worth it. I have always admired Tennyson's work. This one is a bit different though. The language is not as resonant, but the imagery is spectacularly beautiful. Also, lots of lovely moments of universal truth within the story. They pop out of nowhere sometimes. The characters have a liquid, uncertain quality, bringing a whole lot of ambiguity t ...more

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Nov 17, 2016 Jack Goodstein rated it really liked it

Shelves: poetry, re-read

I read an older edition form Bantam Pathfinder. Classic Tennyson.

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Sep 24, 2011 Emily rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: classics, victorians

I much prefer prose to poetry, so this was a bit of a slog for me to get through. It is well written, but not really my cup of tea.

I read it as a bookclub selection. I would not have chosen it myself, but it is good to stretch a little and read something outside my usual choices.

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