IDYLLS OF THE KING
by TENNYSON, ALFRED LORD
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Havant, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
The Idylls of a King was published between 1859 and 1885 as a collection of 12 narrative poems by the English Poet, Lord Alfred Tennson. The collection regales the legend of King Arthur and his knights, his love for Guinevere and her tragic betrayal of him, and the rise and fall of Arthur's kingdom. The whole work recounts Arthur's attempt and failure to lift up mankind and create a perfect kingdom, from his coming to power to his death at the hands of the traitor Mordred. Individual poems detail the deeds of various knights, including Lancelot, Geraint, Galahad, and Balin and Balan, and also Merlin and the Lady of the Lake. The poems were dedicated to the late Prince Consort Albert. The Idylls are written in blank verse.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Tobo Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002319
- Title
- IDYLLS OF THE KING
- Author
- TENNYSON, ALFRED LORD
- Format/Binding
- Full Morocco
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- EARLY EDITION
- Publisher
- STRAHAN AND CO
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- 1869
- Size
- Short 8vo
- Keywords
- Non-Classifiable
Terms of Sale
Tobo Books
About the Seller
Tobo Books
About Tobo Books
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...