Idylls of the King

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Arthurian literature epic poem cycle poetry collection

Idylls of the King is Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s epic cycle of narrative poems retelling the legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.

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Label Occurrences
Idylls of the King canonical 4
Tennyson's "Idylls of the King" 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian literature ⓘ
epic poem cycle ⓘ
poetry collection ⓘ
author Alfred, Lord Tennyson ⓘ
basedOn Arthurian legend ⓘ
containsPoem Balin and Balan ⓘ
Gareth and Lynette ⓘ
Sir Geraint ⓘ
surface form: Geraint and Enid

Queen Guinevere ⓘ
surface form: Guinevere

Sir Lancelot ⓘ
surface form: Lancelot and Elaine

Merlin ⓘ
surface form: Merlin and Vivien

Pelleas and Ettarre ⓘ
The Coming of Arthur ⓘ
Holy Grail ⓘ
surface form: The Holy Grail

The Last Tournament ⓘ
The Marriage of Geraint ⓘ
The Passing of Arthur ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1859 ⓘ
genre Arthurian romance ⓘ
epic poetry ⓘ
romantic poetry ⓘ
influencedBy Le Morte d'Arthur ⓘ
surface form: Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur
language English ⓘ
literaryForm narrative poetry ⓘ
mainCharacter Elaine of Astolat ⓘ
Enid ⓘ
Ettarre ⓘ
Sir Gareth ⓘ
surface form: Gareth

Sir Geraint ⓘ
surface form: Geraint

King Arthur ⓘ
Lynette ⓘ
Merlin ⓘ
Pelleas ⓘ
Queen Guinevere ⓘ
Sir Galahad ⓘ
Gawain ⓘ
surface form: Sir Gawain

Sir Lancelot ⓘ
Vivien ⓘ
notableTheme conflict between ideal and reality ⓘ
ideal kingship ⓘ
spiritual quest ⓘ
period Victorian literature ⓘ
publicationHistory published in parts between 1859 and 1885 ⓘ
publisher Edward Moxon & Co. ⓘ
structure cycle of linked idylls ⓘ
subject Christian allegory ⓘ
Knights of the Round Table ⓘ
adultery ⓘ
chivalry ⓘ
honor ⓘ
moral decline ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson → notableWork → Idylls of the King ⓘ
Queen Guinevere → appearsIn → Idylls of the King ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tennyson's "Idylls of the King"
Le Morte d'Arthur → influenced → Idylls of the King ⓘ
1st Baron Tennyson → notableWork → Idylls of the King ⓘ
subject surface form: Alfred Tennyson
Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem "Guinevere" → partOf → Idylls of the King ⓘ
subject surface form: Guinevere (poem)