Description
Book Synopsis 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
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments vi
- Preface 1
- Abbreviations 3
- Introduction: Tennyson, Preeminent Victorian Poet and Innovator 4
- Alfred Tennyson: A Brief Biography 9
- Chronological List of Tennyson's Major Publications 13
- Alfred Tennyson: A Companion 15
- Appendix: Selected Bibliography of Criticism 223
- Works Cited 227
- Index 235
