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Shalott

Arthurian Legend
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A legendary place name associated with the Arthurian story of the Lady of Shalott.

Detailed Definition
Shalott is the name of the isolated place where Tennyson’s Lady lives and weaves. It belongs to the Arthurian legend tradition, though it is not a standard historical location. Readers often need to identify it as part of the poem’s invented medieval world.
Example
Example in poetry:
Tennyson, “The Lady of Shalott,” places the isolated lady in a tower near Camelot; “By the river Camelot” establishes Shalott as the lady’s named domain and legendary setting; “She knows not what the curse may be” links Shalott with enclosure, art, and forbidden direct sight; A contemporary Arthurian allusion might call an isolated artist “a Lady of Shalott behind her screens”
Additional Notes
The name in the evidence is a specialized Arthurian place-name that many readers would not recognize without context.; Found in the poem, The Lady of Shalott by Richard
Also Known As
Isle of Shalott enchanted isle mythical realm Arthurian legend
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