Alfred Tennyson Tennyson
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Language
English
Description
From the Publisher: This gorgeous new collection gathers into one concise volume the finest work by Queen Victoria's favorite poet. Whether steeped in sensuous melancholy, as in "Maud," or chivalric, heroic, and allegorical, as in "Morte D'Arthur," Tennyson's poetry epitomizes the Victorian age for which he became a spokesperson when named Poet Laureate of England in 1850.
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Series
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
[1961]
Language
English
Description
Tennyson's version of the Arthurian legend takes the form of twelve poems telling of King Arthur and the Round Table, from Arthur's initial meeting with his future queen, Guinevere, to the last battle with his son, Modred. This edition also includes extensive selections from Tennyson's other works.
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Series
Publisher
Norton
Pub. Date
[1971]
Language
English
Description
One of the most comprehensive surveys of Tennyson's poetry yet available for the serious student. It includes selections from the 1830, 1832 and 1842 volumes, together with songs from "The Princess"; "In Memoriam"; complete poems from the middle period, and a generous offering from the late period. The authoritative texts are based on the Cambridge Tennyson; additional selections have been taken from Sir Charles Tennyson's editions of Tennyson's "Unpublished...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1974.
Language
English
Description
This collection contains the texts of Tennyson's poems, a critical introduction, and notes. Alfred Tennyson was Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets. Tennyson excelled at penning short lyrics. Much of his verse was based on classical mythological themes, such as Ulysses, although In Memoriam A.H.H. was written to commemorate his friend Arthur Hallam, a fellow...