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I chose this lovely illustrated edition of Tennyson‘s The Lady Of Shalott for the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead and thoroughly enjoyed it. I already have several passages memorized from watching the 1985 Anne of Green Gables movie over and over again starting when I was 9😆. This poem is so Anne, if that makes sense. Haunting, romantic and melancholy. Thanks for organizing @BarbaraJean ! 5⭐️

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#KindredSpiritsBuddyRead #LMMAdjacent - The Lady of Shalott and Lancelot & Elaine discussion

Could either of these poems be seen as an allegory?

What themes do you see that would have been relevant for women in the mid-1800s?

How might either text contain parallels for women today?

She left the web, she left the loom,
She made three paces thro‘ the room,
She saw the water-lily bloom,
She saw the helmet and the plume,
She look‘d down to Camelot.
Out flew the web and floated wide;
The mirror crack‘d from side to side;
“The curse is come upon me,” cried
the Lady of Shalott.

🖼️: “I Am Half-Sick of Shadows, Said the Lady of Shalott” by John William Waterhouse

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This again! I need a comfort read this evening
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"Lying, robed in snowy white
That loosely flew to left and right -
The leaves upon her falling light -
Thro' the noises of the night
She floated down to Camelot:
And as the boat-head wound along
The willowy hills and fields among,
They heard her singing her last song,
The Lady of Shalott."

The endpapers of this edition are so well done. Elaine expiring in the boat which resembles a coffin, bearing her to her death & the indifference of Lancelot.

A diverting way to spend five minutes, watching a Tate Gallery video about Waterhouse's three paintings inspired by Tennyson's "The Lady of Shallot".
https://youtu.be/6a_b7jSEeB0

"She left the web, she left the loom,
She made three paces thro' the room,
She saw the water-lily bloom,
She saw the helmet and the plume,
She looked down to Camelot.
Out flew the web and floated wide;
The mirror crack'd from side to side;
'The curse is come upon me!' cried
The Lady of Shallot."

"The Lady of Shallot" is a short poem, but full of romantic Arthurian images of castles, enchantments, and a doomed damsel.
Tennyson took Malory's tragic story of Elaine of Astolat's unrequited love for Lancelot, changing the knight's churlishness toward Elaine into mere obliviousness, but managing to retain the dreadful sense of the inevitable working out of the curse of a death foretold. I'm tempted to a re-read of "The Idylls of the King" soon.

Besutiful

A woman is imprisoned in a tower and can only watch the outside world through a #mirror and must weave what she sees.
Part of the ballad from The Lady of Shalott; Art by Anne J. Pertz.
#NewHogwartsAdventure
#SeptemberDanes #Roomwithaview

Looking for books for a reading challenge, I found this Tennyson copy on my shelf. It's barely held together, and it is missing pages, including the title page, but it does contain The Lady of Shalott. ❤️

It also has an inscription - though I can't quite read the date. (Is that a 4, 7, or 9?)

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(This stanza is referenced by Agatha Christie in a novel title and plot)

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I remember concretely things I memorized in school, e.g. the definition of "synecdoche." As an adult, I would like to add to my repertoire of knowledge bits by trying to memorize a little something each day. No rhyme or reason to the selection, just pieces I find interesting, pithy or otherwise noteworthy. Hopefully it will be fun, and maybe a little useful.

Starting with a doozy, The Lady of Shalott, a stanza at time (1/20)

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This was the page today (I'm a bit behind) on my "Tiny Pleasures" calendar.

I don't know if it's what they meant by "transports," but a verse that I love, and that takes me to a boat with Anne Shirley, is the Lady of Shalott.

I dramatically read it to my husband on a road trip. Fortunately, we're still married. ?

I'm curious - what would you choose as "a verse that transports?"

This glorious Lady of Shallot Rose is blooming in a friend's garden. Inspires me to read the poem while sipping tea. #happyflowerfriday #englishrosesandpoetry
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Anne of Green Gables made me love this poem as a child and then Loreena McKennitt, a Canadian singer/harpist, set it to music in the '90s and I played it OVER AND OVER. Have a listen:

https://vimeo.com/88270951

This is for you, @Lizpixie !

#SparklingMayBookishDreams #day6 #Poetry This is one of my favourite poems by Lord Tennyson. I first found this poem through Dame Agatha of all people, her novel, The Mirror Crack'd From Side To Side is named after a stanza of this. There's another two parts, it's a very long poem, more of a sonnet. One of Flavia DeLuce novels is also named for part of this poem, I Am Half Sick Of Shadows.

#seasonsreadings2016 #day17 #poetry The last two stanzas. It's a really long poem, but it really works, the imagery is fantastic. You can really understand why he's one of the most famous poets. One of his collected works is definitely on my tbr.

#seasonsreadings2016 #day17 #poetry Part 2 of the Tennyson poem. It's so dramatic and flows so beautifully. You can really see her standing up in her tower, he really knew how to write, Lord Tennyson.

#seasonsreadings2016 #day17 #poetry I've never been a poetry reader, not sure why because there are a few poets & poems that I really like. After reading The Mirror Crack'd From Side To Side by Dame Agatha, I was inspired to look up the Tennyson poem the title comes from, & I loved it. This is the first half. It's also the where a title of a Flavia de Luce novel came from as well.

Beautiful!

@thegirlwiththelibrarybag got me thinking about paintings- this one is one of my favourite paintings and poems The Lady of Shalott, it's so beautiful and sad. Ophelia is another favourite of mine as well, I love paintings that are inspired by literature, so I wanted to ask of Litsy if anyone else has some favourites I could put up on my walls?

Officially done with the Lady of the Shalott patch for my #storytimesampler. I think I'll start Phantom of the Opera next. Mostly because I really don't want to do more frames right now. #Litsystitchers

Quite a day of work on the lady. Stopping by for an update. *Hopefully* I'll be done tomorrow. #Litsystitchers