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Written in the middle of his career, Idylls of the King is Tennyson's longest and most ambitious work. Reflecting his lifelong interest in Arthurian themes, his primary sources were Malory's Morte D'Arthur and the Welsh Mabinogion For him, the Idylls embodied the universal and unending war between sense and soul, and Arthur the highest ideal of manhood and rulership; an attitude totally compatible with the moral outlook of his age.Poetically, Tennyson was heir to the Romantics and Keats's influence in particular can be seen clearly in much of his work. Yet Tennyson's style is undoubtedly his own and he achieved a delicacy of phrase and subtlety of metrical effect that are unmatched.This edition, based on the text authorised by Tennyson himself, contains full critical apparatus.The cover shows a detail from The Death of Arthur by James Archer in Manchester City Art Gallery