by Alfred, Lord Tennyson Lesson Presented at Curriculum and Assessment Conference Artwork Elaine by Gustave Doré The Lady of Shalott (1888) by John William Waterhouse The Lady of Shalott by William Holman Hunt The Lady of Shalott (1894) by John William Waterhouse The Lady of Shalott by Frances Brundage Waterhouse's Study for The Lady of Shalott (1894) "I am Half-Sick of Shadows," said the Lady of Shalott by Sidney Harold Meteyard "I am half-sick of shadows," said The Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse How King Arthur and ... by Arthur Rackham The Lady of Shalott by John Atkinson Grimshaw The Lady of Shalott Weaving by Howard Pyle Complete Digitized Stitching the Standard by Edmund Blair Leighton Your Turn Posters are available many places, three especially good ones are listed below. Art.Com or AllPosters.com or ArtMagick Samples and Suggestions The Poem Text of the 1842 Poem Tennyson's "The Lady of Shalott": 1833 & 1842 Editions Combined   Criticism Summary and Overview from GaleNet Text with Line by Line Explanation from GaleNet "The Lady of Shalott" Construction  Critical Overview by Muriel Mellown   PDF Activity Files Holt Sequence and Holt Poetry (graphic organizer, vocabulary, daily language)   PowerPoint Presentations "Lady of Shalott" PowerPoint (Original Source Not Known. If anyone knows, please tell me.)   Works Based on the Poem Derivatives. Loreena McKennitt Sound File Internet Links Victorian Web Overview http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/tennyson/losov.htmllosov.html Extensive site includes text of the poem, biographical materials, relation to other works by Tennyson, and a special in-depth section on artistic interpretations of the poem. Close Reading of "The Lady of Shalott" http://modena.intergate.ca/personal/gslj/shalott.html An incredibly detailed close reading of the poem, followed by additional activities. Enjoying "The Lady of Shalott" http://www.pathguy.com/shalott.htm The Pathology Guy offers an unusual guide to enjoying the poem, with broad connections to art and other resources. The Camelot Project http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/elanmenu.htm The site's page on Elaine/Lady of Shalott offers text and images. Resources on "The Lady of Shalott" http://www.odomnet.com/laura/sources.htm Bibliography with links to online sources of research texts. For All Ladies of Shalott http://members.tripod.com/EnchantresS/ModernShalott.html There is even a webring devoted to modern women who like the Lady of Shalott -- not as clear a concept as one might think. Note Laura's Commentary. http://multimedia.rice.iit.edu/shalott/  A class project on art derived from the poem. Some technical flaws, but worthwhile anyway. The Browning Multimedia Page http://faculty.stonehill.edu/geverett/rb/rb.htm For more Suggestions of multimedia possibilities, try this site which includes ideas for poems by Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, William Morris, Walter Pater, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and Alfred, Lord Tennyson .

Updated 24 February 2006.

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