Gareth And Lynette - Alfred Lord Tennyson

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Résumé :
The last tall son of Lot and Bellicent, And tallest, Gareth, in a showerful spring Stared at the spate. A slender-shafted Pine Lost footing, fell, and so was whirled away. 'How he went down,' said Gareth, 'as a false knight Or evil king before my lance if lance Were mine to use--O senseless cataract, Bearing all down in thy precipitancy- And yet thou art but swollen with cold snows And mine is living blood: thou dost His will, The Maker's, and not knowest, and I that know, Have strength and wit, in my good mother's hall Linger with vacillating obedience, Prisoned, and kept and coaxed and whistled to-- Since the good mother holds me still a child! Good mother is bad mother unto me! A worse were better; yet no worse would I. Heaven yield her for it, but in me put force To weary her ears with one continuous prayer, Until she let me fly discaged to sweep In ever-highering eagle-circles up To the great Sun of Glory, and thence swoop Down upon all things base, and dash them dead, A knight of Arthur, working out his will, To cleanse the world. Why, Gawain, when he came With Modred hither in the summertime, Asked me to tilt with him, the proven knight. Modred for want of worthier was the judge. Then I so shook him in the saddle, he said, Thou hast half prevailed against me, said so--he-- Though Modred biting his thin lips was mute, For he is alway sullen: what care I?'

Sommaire:
The poem Ending to 'Gareth and Lynette' by Martha Julia Elliott is a creative continuation of Alfred Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the King, focusing on the characters Gareth and Lynette. In this narrative, the story unfolds with Fair Lyonors, the lady of Gareth's quest, who resides in the foreboding and ancient realm of Perilous. After Gareth achieves significant victories, Lyonors, surrounded by her maidens, celebrates in honor of her courageous knight. She acknowledges Gareth's heroism and the perils he has shielded her from. The poem explores the transformative power of the unknown and the mysterious, which captivates Lyonors' heart. Despite Lynette's previous arrogance and vanity, it is Lyonors' sweet demeanor, more than her considerable beauty, that wins Gareth's deep devotion and love. The poem concludes with the mutual recognition of love between Gareth and Lyonors, leading to their union, symbolically joined by Fate. Elliott's version emphasizes the enchantment of the unfamiliar and the profound change it can have on the human heart, aligning with the themes of chivalry and romance prevalent in Tennyson's original work....