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Cophetua and the Beggar Maid – Inspires Shakespeare, Tennyson, & Munro

Cophetua and the Beggar Maid – Inspires Shakespeare, Tennyson, & Munro

by mylinhshattan | Apr 28, 2016 | On Literature, Stories

There once lived an African King named Cophetua. He was wealthy and just, but he had no interest in women. Palace life and the women of the court, their dress and manner, drew out the opposite feelings in him: disinterest and disdain. He felt himself immune to love...

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