Tennyson's Idylls of the King — Leading Questions

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"The Coming of Arthur"

• Diving Deep to Uncover Additional Meaning
• "The Coming of Arthur": a Tale of Two Unions
• Guinevere's Role in "The Coming of Arthur"
• Faith in King and God in The Coming of Arthur
• Mysticism and Revelation in Arthur's Origins
• Tennyson and the Deep

"Lancelot and Elaine"

• "Loveless clay" in "Lancelot and Elaine"
• Elaine's "Deathboat"

"Merlin and Vivien"

• Rumor and Misogyny in Tennyson's "Merlin and Vivien"

"The Last Tournament"

• Classical Literary Devices in Tennyson's "The Last Tournament"

"The Holy Grail"

• King Arthur's Contradictory Speech
• Shifting Visual Images and the Interpretation of Symbols

"Guinevere"

• Guinevere's Enlightenment

"The Passing of Arthur"

• The Figure of the Sword in Idylls and Beowulf

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