“‘Lancelot’ is life, albeit a gray and grim vision of it. It is a great tale, greatly told. American poetry is richer for the aching disillusionment of Mr Robinson’s art.” Clement Wood
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“It has been well thought out, well felt and well made. This is not to say that it is a great poem, however, or that no important criticism can be brought against it. When he draws personality the lines are firm and flawless. But can he show us the color and texture of life, and make us feel the heat of it in those old days of myth and magic?” Marguerite Wilkinson
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“Its supreme beauty lies in its analysis of character and motive.”
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“Mr Robinson’s ‘Lancelot’ is a finer achievement than his ‘Merlin.’ Splendidly imagined and unerringly wrought, this book reaffirms the conviction that Mr Robinson is today the most significant figure in American verse.” E: B. Reed
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ROBINSON, EDWIN ARLINGTON. Three taverns. *$1.50 Macmillan 811
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