Narrarive Poems by C.S. Lewis - Fantasy - SFBookcase.com - Reference of Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels/Authors.

Series: Misc
Genre: Fantasy
ISBN: 0006281656
Publisher: HarperCollins
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Narrarive Poems by C.S. Lewis

Description: 'How Launcelot and his shining horse had gone together
So far that at the last they came to springy weather;
The sharpened buds like lances were on every tree,
The little hill went past him like the waves of the sea,
The white, new castles, blazing on the distant fields
Were clearer than the painting upon new-made shields.'
'LAUNCELOT'

C. S. Lewis was a great story-teller. He was also an accomplished poet and his narrative poems combine both his gifts. The four pieces included are the only narrative poems by Lewis known to in existence. They display his knowledge of classic mythology, his romantic imagination and his mastery of the English language. The collection includes 'Launcelot' which tells the story of the great knight's quest for the Holy Grail and his return to Guinever.