That all sounds absolutely excellent. I can't wait. Which book are we doing from the 'Idylls of the King'? Also, is the Morte D'Arthur and the 'The Passing of Arthur' the same thing? I always think of it as the Morte D'Arthur but it's confusingly called The Passing of Arthur in Selected Poems (from 'The Holy Grail, and Other Poems'). They've selected the bit where the dying Arthur sends Sir Bedivere to throw Excalibur back in the lake. I mean, if there's two different poems on the death of Arthur, I didn't even know that.
He wrote morte darthur as a short poem early on then incorporated it into the longer work later. We could read that book or guenievere maybe? Tbh enthusiasts might read all of it!
I see! Well, in case we don't get to The Passing of Arthur, I'm going to say here I think that Tennyson description of battle was partly inspired by the Battle of Arsuf between Richard I and Saladin, which was a fought along the shore line. "On the waste sand by the waste sea, they closed."
That all sounds absolutely excellent. I can't wait. Which book are we doing from the 'Idylls of the King'? Also, is the Morte D'Arthur and the 'The Passing of Arthur' the same thing? I always think of it as the Morte D'Arthur but it's confusingly called The Passing of Arthur in Selected Poems (from 'The Holy Grail, and Other Poems'). They've selected the bit where the dying Arthur sends Sir Bedivere to throw Excalibur back in the lake. I mean, if there's two different poems on the death of Arthur, I didn't even know that.
He wrote morte darthur as a short poem early on then incorporated it into the longer work later. We could read that book or guenievere maybe? Tbh enthusiasts might read all of it!
I see! Well, in case we don't get to The Passing of Arthur, I'm going to say here I think that Tennyson description of battle was partly inspired by the Battle of Arsuf between Richard I and Saladin, which was a fought along the shore line. "On the waste sand by the waste sea, they closed."
Interesting ... will investigate
What a line-up:- I can't wait to indulge in all this literary greatness!
When we discuss John Donne, I'd be interested in your thoughts on Katherine Rundell's Super-Infinite.
Loved it!