Written in the middle of his career, Idylls of the King is Tennyson's longest and most ambitious work. It reflects his lifelong interest in Arthurian themes. His primary sources were Malory's Morte d'Arthur and the Welsh Mabinogion . For Tennyson, the idylls embodied the universal and perpetual struggle between reason and soul, with Arthur as the highest ideal of manhood and kingship; an attitude fully in line with the moral perspective of his time. Poetically, Tennyson was the heir to the Romantics, with the influence of Keats particularly evident in many of his works. Yet Tennyson's style is unmistakably his own, and he achieved a refinement of phrase and a subtlety of metrical effect that are unparalleled. This edition, based on Tennyson's own authorized text, includes a complete critical apparatus. Intertaal, your reliable supplier, guarantees prompt delivery of this magnificent work.