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Tristram & Isoult

Martha Kinross

First published 1913
Type Short Fiction

"This drama, written in blank verse, is divided into three parts: the first takes place in Camelot, the second in Tintagel, and the third in Brittany. In Camlelot, Isoult of Ireland brings word that Cornwall has been attacked; she gets to meet Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot. At Tintagel, we observe Mark's treatment of Isoult, his jealousy, and his willingness to have Tristram fight his battles for him. The scene in Brittany is Tristram's death scene; Isoult of Ireland takes poison in order to die with him." &mdash;Ann F. Howey and Stephen R. Reimer, <i>A Bibliography of Modern Arthuriana, 1500&ndash;2000</i>

A play in verse. Howey and Reimer, in A Bibliography of Modern Arthuriana, 1500-2000, note: "A significant number of lines in this play match those of Tristram and Isoult by Martha W[addill] Austin; it is possible that this play is a revision of the first, published under a different name."

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1913 Tristram & Isoult Macmillan and Co. Chapbook
April 1999 Cover Arthurian Literature by Women Garland Publishing Anthology 283