The Lady of Shalott: A Victorian Ballad (Victorian Ballad's) - Softcover

Tennyson, Alfred

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1523274719 ISBN 13: 9781523274710

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

The Lady of ShalottAlfred 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 in the living world, two subjects not even mentioned in Donna di Scalotta.""The Lady of Shalott" is a Victorian ballad by the English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892). Like his other early poems - "Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere," and "Galahad" - the poem recasts Arthurian subject matter loosely based on medieval sources. Tennyson wrote two versions of the poem, one published in 1833, of 20 stanzas, the other in 1842, of 19 stanzas.

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Review:

Fans will be born of both Tennyson and Cote.

[L]impid and lovely.

Though the poem traditionally takes us on a woman s tragic journey toward death, the artist sees it as a happy journey toward independence."

Cote s quiet line-and-watercolor and pastel artwork opens up the story, preserving the romance and mystery."

[L]impid and lovely. The Globe and Mail"

Fans will be born of both Tennyson and Cote. School Library Journal"

A classic poem, in an unconventional but sensitive and suitable setting.--Kirkus Reviews

[L]impid and lovely.--The Globe and Mail

Though the poem traditionally takes us on a woman's tragic journey toward death, the artist sees it as a happy journey toward independence.--Washington Post

Fans will be born of both Tennyson and Cote.--School Library Journal

About the Author:

Genevieve Cote is a Montreal artist whose illustrations have graced the pages of publications such as the New York Times and the Boston Globe. Her books have received three nominations for the Governor General's Award for Illustration, one of which went on to win, and she has also won the Elisabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1523274719
• ISBN 13: 9781523274710
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 24