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The Vision of Sir Launfal
James Russell Lowell
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A collection of poems by Lowell, one of the Fireside poets with Longfellow, Whittier, Holmes, and Bryant, including a sketch of his life. The collection is composed of the title piece, a retelling of an Arthurian legend, as well as 17 other poems.
A collection of poems by Lowell, one of the Fireside poets with Longfellow, Whittier, Holmes, and Bryant, including a sketch of his life. The collection is composed of the title piece, a retelling of an Arthurian legend, as well as 17 other poems.
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Gold and sylver; and clodes ryche,
To squyer and to knight."
One of Lowell's earlier poems, The Search, contains the germ of The Vision of Sir Launfal. It represents a search for Christ, first in nature's fair woods and fields, then in the "proud world" amid "power and wealth," and the search finally ends in "a hovel rude" where[30]—
"The King I sought for meekly stood:A naked, hungry child
Clung round his gracious knee,
And a poor hunted slave looked up and smiled
To bless the smile that set him free."
And Christ, the seeker learns, is not to be found by wandering through the world.
"His throne is with the outcast and the weak."A similar fancy also is embodied in a little poem entitled A Parable. Christ goes through the world to see "How the men, my brethren, believe in . . . Read More
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Community Reviews
Beautiful
One of my favorite poems, up one side and down the other.
The verse was breathtakingly exquisite and the story warmed my heart and made me want to cry! I love this piece and hope to return to it again soon.
A short and delightful poem, in the Arthurian vein, that tells the tale of a wandering knight. One of Lowell's best works.