Lancelot by Edwin Arlington Robinson

Name: Lancelot
Author: Edwin Arlington Robinson

Lancelot is dedicated to Lewis M. Isaacs.

By Edwin Arlington Robinson · First published 1920 · Genre: Narrative Poetry, Arthurian Literature, Poetic Tragedy · 4 words

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TO LEWIS M. ISAACS

Lancelot is listed on Textopian as a poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson, dated 1920 CE.

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Work type: Poem
Author: Edwin Arlington Robinson
Date: 1920 CE
Language: English
Genres: Narrative Poetry, Arthurian Literature, Poetic Tragedy, Romance, Legend Retelling
Length: 4 words
Structure: 1 section, 1 paragraphs

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Narrative Poetry — The work is a book-length poetic telling of Lancelot's Arthurian story, using verse to develop character, action, and conflict.
Arthurian Literature — It draws directly on the legends of King Arthur, Lancelot, Guinevere, Camelot, and the moral collapse associated with their love affair.
Poetic Tragedy — Its central concerns are fatal love, divided loyalty, guilt, betrayal, and the destructive consequences of Lancelot and Guinevere's relationship.
Romance — The poem belongs to the Arthurian romance tradition through its courtly setting, idealized yet troubled love, chivalric figures, and legendary subject matter.