... 's artist-like figures live in "an isolated environment of retirement apart from the concerns of ordinary people" . In "The Lady of Shalott", this isolation is accomplished through the confinement of the Lady in the highest room of a tower. Spatially, this confinement is even enhanced by the location of the tower; it is situated on a little island in the middle of a river. As mentioned before, the art poems are also characterized by what Simpson calls " ... or that art should address morally and socially relevant topics. The poet him-/herself, however, should stay clear from society,...

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