Lord Tennyson, Alfred – författare

A century ago Tennyson had begun to be dismissed as a poet whose work embodied everything the modern world was looking to leave behind. He still seems to readers to embody the substance of the Victorian era more fully than any other poet—but nowadays that is counted in his favor. Critics continue to find layers of complexity in poems once thought simplistic—while appreciating with fresh ears Tennyson’s aural mastery.

This new edition includes the two long poems In Memoriam and Maud: A Monodrama in their entirety, all the short poems for which Tennyson remains famous, and a generous selection of his lesser-known poetry, together with a concise introduction to the poet and his work, and substantial headnotes for In Memoriam, Maud, and Idylls of the King. Unlike other editions that provide a selection of Tennyson’s work, this one includes both marginal glosses of obscure or archaic words and phrases, and extensive annotations at the bottom of each page. Appendices of visual material are also included.

This collection of sixteen poems features several notable examples of Tennyson’s early work, including “Oenone” and “The May Queen”, as well as two of his most iconic works, “The Lady of Shalott” and “The Lotus Eaters."

All the poems are marked by the euphony and ease of versification for which Tennyson has become famous.

This collection of sixteen poems features several notable examples of Tennyson’s early work, including “Oenone” and “The May Queen”, as well as two of his most iconic works, “The Lady of Shalott” and “The Lotus Eaters."

All the poems are marked by the euphony and ease of versification for which Tennyson has become famous.

This collection contains several of Tennyson’s best-known poems and shows his mastery of both lyricism and epic narrative.

Contents:

“The Epic - Morte d’Arthur”

“The Gardener’s Daughter, or The Pictures”

“Dora”

“The Talking Oak”

“Love and Duty”

“Ulysses”

“Locksley Hall”

“Godiva”

The Day-dream”

“St. Agnes’ Eve”

“Sir Galahad”

“To ___, after reading a Life and Letters”

“Lady Clare”

“The Lord of Burleigh”

“Come not, when I am dead”

“The Beggar Maid”

“A Farewell”

“The Eagle”

“Break, break, break”

“Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington”

“The Charge of the Light Brigade”

“The Brook. An Idyll”

“The Daisy”

“To the Rev. F. D. Maurice”

“Will”

“Tithonus”