Alfred Tennyson


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The poet's reputation has weathered even the most vitriolic attempts to discredit both the man and his writings; and as criticism of the late twentieth century demonstrates, Tennyson's claim to pre-eminence among the Victorians is now unchallenged."







In Memoriam


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Tennyson s central poem is presented with an extensive introduction that provides background information on the poet and poem as well as an overview of In Memoriam s formal and thematic peculiarities, including Tennyson s use of the stanza and the poem s rhyme scheme."




Criticisms: Orators' English; Zola; Thackeray; Stevenson's minor works; Belles lettres in Scotland; Russian and English fiction; Elizabethan lyrics;German criticism; Schopenhauer; Heine's blind spot; Heinrich von Kleist; Mr. Gladstone and the poets; The jingoism of poets; Some plagiarisms; The trade of literature; De mortuis: I. Matthew Arnold. II. Robert Browning. III Edmond Scherer. IV. Tennyson. V. Ruskin


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Wiseman Review


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Critical Essays on the Poetry of Tennyson


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First Published in 1960, Critical Essays on the Poetry of Tennyson presents a collection of essays, most of which have been previously published in periodicals and written by renowned critics of Tennyson’s work. The books discusses important themes like Tennyson in temporal contexts; Tennyson in artistic contexts; a study of the Hesperides; study of Demeter and Persephone; Tennyson’s 'Ulysses'; Tennyson’s Maud and Tennyson’s Idylls. This is a must read for scholars of English poetry and English literature.