When poets refer to other great works, people, and events, it’s usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
- Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte D'Arthur. Although never mentioned by name in "The Defence of Guenevere," Malory's 15th-century romance about "the death of Arthur" is where Morris gets a lot of his material. Morris does add some details of his own, though.