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- Title
The Contemporaneity of The Last Tournament.
- Authors
PATTEN, ROBERT L.
- Abstract
The article presents analysis of the history of the poem "The Last Tournament," from the Arthurian cycle "Idylls of the King," by Alfred Tennyson, discussing its periodical publication and construction in relation to events contemporary to the author's life. Events surrounding Tennyson's release of the poem within literary review magazines and the influence of the Crimean War on its construction are explored.
- Subjects
LAST Tournament, The (Poem); TENNYSON, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892; LITERARY magazines; INFLUENCE (Literary, artistic, etc.); CRIMEAN War, 1853-1856; SOCIAL commentary; IDYLLS of the King (Poem : Tennyson); VICTORIAN (Literary period)
- Publication
Victorian Poetry, 2009, Vol 47, Issue 1, p259
- ISSN
0042-5206
- Publication type
Poetry Review
- DOI
10.1353/vp.0.0049