Idylls of the King and a Selection of Poems by Alfred Lord Tennyson

With the lyric grace and moral depth that defined the Victorian age, Alfred Lord Tennyson reimagines the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table as a timeless meditation on heroism, faith, and the decay of ideals. “Idylls of the King” traces Arthur’s rise and fall through luminous verse, revealing the tension between purity and passion, strength and frailty, dream and disillusion. This edition also includes Tennyson’s most celebrated shorter poems — from “The Lady of Shalott” to “Ulysses” — affirming his mastery of language and his profound understanding of the human soul.