How to Handle a Woman

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"How to Handle a Woman" is a reflective ballad from the Broadway musical Camelot in which King Arthur muses on love, understanding, and the nature of women.

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How to Handle a Woman canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song
show tune
song
associatedCharacter Queen Guinevere
surface form: Guenevere

King Arthur
associatedFranchise Camelot (TV series)
surface form: Camelot (franchise)
associatedWithComposerLyricistTeam Lerner and Loewe
basedOnSourceMaterial T. H. White’s Arthurian stories (indirectly via Camelot)
composer Frederick Loewe
dramaticFunction character development for King Arthur
expression of Arthur’s philosophy on love
firstPerformanceYear 1960
firstPerformedIn Camelot (Broadway production)
surface form: Camelot (original Broadway production)
fromMusical Camelot
genre ballad
reflective song
hasSubject marital relationship between Arthur and Guenevere
romantic love
includedIn Camelot (Broadway production)
surface form: Camelot original cast recording
language English
lyricalTheme emotional introspection
the nature of women
lyricist Alan Jay Lerner
lyricsBy Alan Jay Lerner
musical Camelot
musicalStyle lyrical ballad
musicBy Frederick Loewe
narrativePerspective first-person reflection by King Arthur
notableRecordingArtist Richard Burton
Richard Harris
Robert Goulet
originalBroadwayPerformer Richard Burton
originalPerformerCharacter King Arthur
originCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
partOf Camelot
performedInContext King Arthur’s contemplation of Guenevere
periodOfOrigin 1960s
settingWithinStory King Arthur's court
surface form: Camelot court
sungByCharacter King Arthur
tempo slow
thematicFocus love
romantic relationships
understanding women
title How to Handle a Woman self-link
usedInMedium stage musical
vocalType baritone
workType stage song

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Camelot (Broadway production) notableSong How to Handle a Woman
How to Handle a Woman title How to Handle a Woman self-link