How to Handle a Woman

E270183

"How to Handle a Woman" is a reflective ballad from the Broadway musical Camelot in which King Arthur muses on love, understanding, and the nature of women.

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How to Handle a Woman canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song ⓘ
show tune ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedCharacter Guenevere ⓘ
linked to: Queen Guinevere

King Arthur ⓘ
associatedFranchise Camelot (franchise) ⓘ
linked to: Camelot (TV series)
associatedWithComposerLyricistTeam Lerner and Loewe ⓘ
basedOnSourceMaterial T. H. White’s Arthurian stories (indirectly via Camelot) ⓘ
composer Frederick Loewe ⓘ
dramaticFunction character development for King Arthur ⓘ
expression of Arthur’s philosophy on love ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear 1960 ⓘ
firstPerformedIn Camelot (original Broadway production) ⓘ
fromMusical Camelot ⓘ
genre ballad ⓘ
reflective song ⓘ
hasSubject marital relationship between Arthur and Guenevere ⓘ
romantic love ⓘ
includedIn Camelot original cast recording ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalTheme emotional introspection ⓘ
the nature of women ⓘ
lyricist Alan Jay Lerner ⓘ
lyricsBy Alan Jay Lerner ⓘ
musical Camelot ⓘ
musicalStyle lyrical ballad ⓘ
musicBy Frederick Loewe ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person reflection by King Arthur ⓘ
notableRecordingArtist Richard Burton ⓘ
Richard Harris ⓘ
Robert Goulet ⓘ
originalBroadwayPerformer Richard Burton ⓘ
originalPerformerCharacter King Arthur ⓘ
originCountry United States ⓘ
partOf Camelot ⓘ
performedInContext King Arthur’s contemplation of Guenevere ⓘ
periodOfOrigin 1960s ⓘ
settingWithinStory Camelot court ⓘ
linked to: King Arthur's court
sungByCharacter King Arthur ⓘ
tempo slow ⓘ
thematicFocus love ⓘ
romantic relationships ⓘ
understanding women ⓘ
title How to Handle a Woman ⓘ
usedInMedium stage musical ⓘ
vocalType baritone ⓘ
workType stage song ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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Camelot (Broadway production) → notableSong → How to Handle a Woman ⓘ
How to Handle a Woman → title → How to Handle a Woman ⓘ
Camelot → notableSong → How to Handle a Woman ⓘ