On Mon, 22 Nov 1999, Linda Gowans wrote:
> Sorry, Paul - I believe it's A. C. Swinburne's poem "Queen Yseult" - the
> imaginative work of a Victorian poet freely adapting and combining ideas
> from medieval literature, and not a traditional ballad at all.
> This one is really doing the rounds - this is the third discussion group
> I've heard
> that it has reached so far. Hope it's not someone else trying to set a
> record!
At least one of the other postings is me, asking other folks. My friend
may very well be the third. And "Queen Yseult" is indeed the source of the
image. My friend's query concerns the possibility that Swinburne may have
lifted the idea from a trad. ballad rather than from more formal
literature.
Peace.
Paul
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