Gareth and Lynette

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"Gareth and Lynette" is a narrative poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson that retells an Arthurian legend about the young knight Gareth proving his valor and winning the respect of the proud Lady Lynette.

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instanceOf Arthurian poem
literary work
narrative poem
author Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
basedOn Arthurian legend
story of Sir Gareth
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuresCharacter Gareth
Gawain
King Arthur
Lancelot
linked to: Sir Lancelot

Lynette
Lyonors
Queen Guinevere
firstPublication 19th century
genre Arthurian literature
linked to: Arthurian legend

poetry
romance
hasInfluence modern interpretations of Arthurian legend
hasSubject Arthurian knights
courtly love
heroic quest
honor and reputation
includedIn collected editions of Idylls of the King
linked to: Idylls of the King
language English
literaryForm blank verse
literaryMovement Victorian medievalism
literaryPeriod Victorian literature
mainCharacter Gareth
Lynette
meter iambic pentameter
narrativePerspective third-person narration
originalPublicationLanguage English
partOf Idylls of the King
plotSummary The young knight Gareth proves his valor through a series of quests and wins the respect of the proud Lady Lynette.
series Idylls of the King
setting Camelot
King Arthur's court
theme chivalry
identity and recognition
knightly valor
moral testing
pride and humility
workInThePublicDomain true

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Idylls of the King containsPoem Gareth and Lynette