Alfred Tennyson (e-bog) af Laurence W. Mazzeno, Mazzeno

Alfred Tennyson e-bog

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Alfred Tennyson was a poet all his life, writing more than a thousand works in virtually every poetic genre. Considered by his Victorian contemporaries the pre-eminent poet of the age, he has become a canonical figure who is widely read and studied today. Consequently, his poems appear on the syllabi of both survey courses in Victorian literature as well as upper-division and graduate-level top...
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Forfattere Laurence W. Mazzeno, Mazzeno (forfatter)
Forlag McFarland
Udgivet 31 august 2020
Længde 250 sider
Genrer Literary studies: poetry and poets
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781476640846
Alfred Tennyson was a poet all his life, writing more than a thousand works in virtually every poetic genre. Considered by his Victorian contemporaries the pre-eminent poet of the age, he has become a canonical figure who is widely read and studied today. Consequently, his poems appear on the syllabi of both survey courses in Victorian literature as well as upper-division and graduate-level topics courses that cover Victorian studies or address subjects such as environmental studies, religion, elegiac poetry, and Arthurian literature. This companion makes Tennyson's poetry accessible to contemporary readers by identifying some of the formal elements of the poems, highlighting their relevance to Tennyson's Victorian contemporaries, and explaining their enduring appeal and value. Entries in the companion, organized alphabetically, provide essential details about Tennyson's most anthologized poems, offer suggestions for reading and interpretation, and elucidate unfamiliar historical and literary allusions.Additional entries, abiography of Tennyson, and a selected bibliography of recent criticismoffer information about the people, places, events, and issues that influenced Tennyson or were important to him and his contemporaries.