The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: William Morris
- First Published: 1858
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry, Narrative poetry, Arthurian romance
- Subjects: Nineteenth century, Poetry or poets, Middle Ages, Knights or knighthood, Chivalry
Critical Evaluation:
The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems, the first collection of poems published by William Morris, is one of the three or four principal expressions of Pre-Raphaelitism in poetry. Although Morris had only just turned twenty-four when the volume appeared, it epitomizes his poetic qualities and foreshadows his artistic attainment. Algernon Charles Swinburne, his contemporary, wrote concerning it: “Such things as are in this book are taught and learned in no school but that of instinct.” It was Swinburne’s opinion that no other literary work had...
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