Idylls of the King
| First published | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | The Limited Editions Club |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Collection |
| Pages | xviii+284 |
A cycle of twelve narrative poems published between 1859 and 1885. Editions of this should, properly, be varianted depending on how many of the poems are included, but often we do not know that. Apparent chronology (from Wikipedia):
- The first set of Idylls, "Enid", "Vivien", "Elaine", and "Guinevere", was published in 1859.
- The Dedication was published in 1862, a year after the Prince Consort had died.
- "Enid" was later divided into "The Marriage of Geraint" and "Geraint and Enid", and "Guinevere" was expanded (date unknown).
- The Holy Grail and Other Poems appeared in 1869.
- "The Last Tournament" was published in Contemporary Review in 1871.
- "Gareth and Lynette" was published in 1872.
- The final idyll, "Balin and Balan", was published in Tiresias and Other Poems in 1885.
- The epilogue, "To the Queen," was published in 1873.
- Issued in slipcase. Limited edition of 1,500 copies, signed by the illustrator
- Data from Heritage Auctions and OCLC/WorldCat
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Jonathan Rowe | Valkyrie, Issue 16 |
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction (Idylls of the King) | Henry van Dyke | Essay | |
| |1 | Dedication | Alfred, Lord Tennyson | Poem |
| |10 | Pelleas and Ettarre | Alfred, Lord Tennyson | Poem |
| |11 | The Last Tournament | Alfred, Lord Tennyson | Poem |
| |12 | Guinevere | Alfred, Lord Tennyson | Poem |
| |13 | The Passing of Arthur | Alfred, Lord Tennyson | Poem |
| |14 | To the Queen | Alfred, Lord Tennyson | Poem |
| |2 | The Coming of Arthur | Alfred, Lord Tennyson | Poem |
| |3 | Gareth and Lynette | Alfred, Lord Tennyson | Poem |
| |4 | The Marriage of Geraint | Alfred, Lord Tennyson | Poem |
| |5 | Geraint and Enid | Alfred, Lord Tennyson | Poem |
| |6 | Balin and Balan | Alfred, Lord Tennyson | Poem |
| |7 | Merlin and Vivien | Alfred, Lord Tennyson | Poem |
| |8 | Lancelot and Elaine | Alfred, Lord Tennyson | Poem |
| |9 | The Holy Grail | Alfred, Lord Tennyson | Poem |
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idylls of the King | 1996 | Project Gutenberg | eBook | Collection | 610 |