Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem "Guinevere"
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem "Guinevere" is a narrative work from his Arthurian cycle that explores the emotional and moral turmoil of Queen Guinevere in the aftermath of her adulterous love for Lancelot and the fall of Camelot.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem "Guinevere" canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arthurian poem
ⓘ
narrative poem ⓘ |
| author | Alfred, Lord Tennyson ⓘ |
| basedOn | medieval Arthurian romances ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionInIdylls | one of the later idylls ⓘ |
| containsEpisode |
Arthur's final meeting with Guinevere
ⓘ
Arthur's rebuke and forgiveness of Guinevere ⓘ Queen Guinevere ⓘ
surface form:
Guinevere's confession and remorse
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
collapse of the Round Table order
ⓘ
conflict between earthly love and spiritual duty ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Mordred
ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Modred
the nuns of Amesbury ⓘ |
| firstPublication | 19th century ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
aftermath of Guinevere's adulterous love for Lancelot
ⓘ
consequences of the fall of Camelot ⓘ emotional turmoil of Guinevere ⓘ moral turmoil of Guinevere ⓘ |
| form | blank verse ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
dramatic monologue elements
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romantic narrative ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Queen Guinevere's retreat to a convent ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Le Morte d'Arthur
ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCycle | Arthurian legend ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
King Arthur
ⓘ
Queen Guinevere ⓘ Sir Lancelot ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | Idylls of the King ⓘ |
| publisher | Edward Moxon & Co. ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Sir Lancelot
ⓘ
surface form:
Lancelot and Elaine
Holy Grail ⓘ
surface form:
The Holy Grail
The Passing of Arthur ⓘ |
| setting |
Amesbury Abbey (former Benedictine abbey)
ⓘ
surface form:
Amesbury convent
Camelot ⓘ |
| theme |
adultery
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chivalric ideals ⓘ fall of Camelot ⓘ forgiveness ⓘ guilt ⓘ marital fidelity ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ repentance ⓘ spiritual redemption ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | mythic age of King Arthur ⓘ |
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