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ratitabovary_09's review against another edition
3.0
•28-08-2022•
«Oyeron un himno doliente y sacro
cantado en alto, cantado quedamente,
hasta que se heló su sangre despacio
y sus ojos se nublaron del todo...»
«Oyeron un himno doliente y sacro
cantado en alto, cantado quedamente,
hasta que se heló su sangre despacio
y sus ojos se nublaron del todo...»
missprint_'s review against another edition
3.0
I have a fondness for Arthurian lore and I enjoyed the poem--it's pretty hard to ruin Tennyson. BUT not a fan of the illustrations by Genevieve Cote. Some were lovely and added an eerie quality to the story but I didn't like how some looked like modern landscapes, it felt very strange and incongruous.
emmylectory's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
cathalin_sarah's review against another edition
4.0
A beautiful poem, elegantly and skillfully written.
It is a tale from Arthurian legend and seemingly a reflection of female oppression in the Victorian Era.
At the time it was expected of women to stay at home and to do work suitable to them such as housework, childcare, or (for the upper class ladies) needlework and to be content with that. Furthermore, and perhaps most importantly, they were not to have any sexual desires, much less act on them.
The Lady of Shallott breaks all of these rules when the curse comes upon her. She abandons her weaving, looks through the window at the outside world and at Sir Lancelot, whom she appears to be attracted to. Not only is she attracted to him, she acts on that attraction by going to the window across the room to look at him directly.
The curse seems to either be the punishment (death) for her desires for a life outside her home and outside her weaving work as well as a sexual desire, or perhaps the curse is having these desires and death protects her innocence.
Either way, she reaches Camelot dead, but pure and pretty, as women should be.
I find it hard to tell whether it is promoting or criticizing the restriction of women’s movement and sexuality in the Victorian Era.
The later version of the poem reads like a tale of caution, while the earlier one still has a sense of liberation, where she declares at the end that the charm of her monotonous life is now broken. This is a relatively small change, but it makes the abandonment of her castle and weaving work (the description of which remained unaltered) seem more like an act of defiance rather than giving into temptation.
It is a tale from Arthurian legend and seemingly a reflection of female oppression in the Victorian Era.
At the time it was expected of women to stay at home and to do work suitable to them such as housework, childcare, or (for the upper class ladies) needlework and to be content with that. Furthermore, and perhaps most importantly, they were not to have any sexual desires, much less act on them.
The Lady of Shallott breaks all of these rules when the curse comes upon her. She abandons her weaving, looks through the window at the outside world and at Sir Lancelot, whom she appears to be attracted to. Not only is she attracted to him, she acts on that attraction by going to the window across the room to look at him directly.
The curse seems to either be the punishment (death) for her desires for a life outside her home and outside her weaving work as well as a sexual desire, or perhaps the curse is having these desires and death protects her innocence.
Either way, she reaches Camelot dead, but pure and pretty, as women should be.
I find it hard to tell whether it is promoting or criticizing the restriction of women’s movement and sexuality in the Victorian Era.
The later version of the poem reads like a tale of caution, while the earlier one still has a sense of liberation, where she declares at the end that the charm of her monotonous life is now broken. This is a relatively small change, but it makes the abandonment of her castle and weaving work (the description of which remained unaltered) seem more like an act of defiance rather than giving into temptation.
books_for_the_bat's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Death
adeifossigma's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
bookishdoll's review against another edition
5.0
The art was beautiful & the poem was beautiful. So happy I own this.
rissa_readz's review against another edition
5.0
“Under tower and balcony,
By garden wall and gallery,
A pale, pale corpse she floated by,
Deadcold, between the houses high,
Dead into tower'd Camelot.
Knight and burgher, lord and dame,
To the planked wharfage came:
Below the stern they read her name,
The Lady of Shalott.”
By garden wall and gallery,
A pale, pale corpse she floated by,
Deadcold, between the houses high,
Dead into tower'd Camelot.
Knight and burgher, lord and dame,
To the planked wharfage came:
Below the stern they read her name,
The Lady of Shalott.”
tmickey's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0