The Lady of Shalott: A Victorian Ballad

by Howard Pyle and Alfred Tennyson

Book Overview

The Lady of Shalott

Alfred Tennyson

A Victorian Ballad

The poem is loosely based on the Arthurian legend of Elaine of Astolat, as recounted in a thirteenth-century Italian novella titled Donna di Scalotta (No. LXXXII in the collection Cento Novelle Antiche); the earlier version is closer to the source material than the latter. Tennyson focused on the Lady's "isolation in the tower and her decision to participate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1523274719
• ISBN13: 9781523274710
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 26 Pages
• Weight: 0.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"