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Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809–1892)

Autor/a de Idylls of the King

652+ obres 12,520 Membres 89 Ressenyes 57 preferits

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Alfred Tennyson was born on August 6, 1809 in Somersby, England. He attended Trinity College in Cambridge. Tennyson is chiefly known for his poetry, an art form that had interested him since the age of six. His best known work is the Idylls of the King. Tennyson was appointed Poet Laureate of mostra'n més England in 1850 and became the Baron of Aldworth and Farrington in 1883. Tennyson was still writing his his 80s, and died on October 6, 1892 near Haslemere, England. (Bowker Author Biography) If there were a contest for the title "greatest Victorian poet," Tennyson would in death, as in life, obtain the prize. He had the finest ear of any English poet, admitting to know the metrical value of every word in the English language except "scissors." In addition, his ability to evoke a closely rendered scene was unsurpassed. Therefore, although those who sought to attack Tennyson called him "the stupidest of the English poets," he remains the only one ennobled for his poetry. Tennyson was born at Somersby rectory in Lincolnshire, the son of the rector there, and was educated at Louth Grammar School and Trinity College, Cambridge. His earliest published verse, Poems Chiefly Lyrical (1830) and Poems (1833), were considered too sentimental by many critics. Signs of future greatness could be detected in some of the poems in these collections, however. In 1842, a new volume entitled Poems was published. This work, consisting of heavily revised poems from the two earlier collections as well as many new poems, helped to establish Tennyson's fame. His masterpiece, In Memoriam (1850), crowned his fame. The work is a tribute to his close friend Arthur Henry Hallam, whose sudden death in 1833 was a crucial event in the poet's life. The year it was published he succeeded Wordsworth as poet laureate of England. Thereafter, he became tremendously popular and held the respect and admiration of the nation, including Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. From that point, Tennyson also became the poet of the establishment, and for the next 40 years he was the Parnassian idol whom younger poets would vainly seek to topple. In many of his poems, including "Ulysses," "The Princess," and "Idylls of the King" (1859--1885), Tennyson trumpeted the creed of the benevolent tyrant. It was this embrace of an authoritarian universe that, as much as his versecraft, had earned him the respect of the British monarchs. His lifelong fascination with King Arthur was the inspiration for Idylls of the King, a series of 12 narrative poems published over a period of 26 years. In 1888, Tennyson chronologically arranged these 12 poems, thus depicting the full story of Arthur and his vision of the perfect state. Tennyson's last poem, "Crossing the Bar," was a 16-line lyric written while crossing from Lymington to the Isle of Wight. It was included in a collection entitled Demeter and Other Poems published in 1889. Tennyson's most characteristic form of poetry was the idyl, a poem of country life. These poems frequently take the form of dramatic reveries that tell a story. Mood is often created through the power of richly described settings. All of Tennyson's work reflects his talent for achieving fine shades of poetic expression, and his lyrics express the emotions and experiences shared by all people. His work is also notable for its heroic quality. In 1883, Tennyson was awarded the title of Baron Tennyson by Queen Victoria; his full title was Baron of Aldworth and Farringford. When he died in 1892, he was buried in the Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey. Tennyson's letters show almost nothing of the vividness and brilliance of his poetry, but Cecil Y. Lang and Edgar F. Shannon have been publishing them for their sidelights. More important for an understanding of Tennyson's poetry, the century-long ban on publishing the contents of Tennyson's notebooks, held by Trinity College in Cambridge, was lifted not long ago; an edition of In Memoriam, incorporating these variants, was brought out by Susan Shatto and Marion Shaw in 1982. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
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Obres de Alfred Lord Tennyson

Idylls of the King (1939) 2,553 exemplars
Poems of Tennyson (1880) — Autor — 1,142 exemplars
The Lady of Shalott (1986) 529 exemplars
Selected Poems (Dover Thrift Editions) (1992) — Autor — 373 exemplars
The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson (1994) 361 exemplars
Tennyson's Poems (1800) 253 exemplars
In Memoriam (1850) 184 exemplars
The Princess (1864) 145 exemplars
Idylls of the King and Camelot (1967) 119 exemplars
Enoch Arden (1864) 107 exemplars
The Selected Poetry of Tennyson (1951) 100 exemplars
Tennyson, A Selected edition (1989) 79 exemplars
Selected Poems (2003) 78 exemplars
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1854) 69 exemplars
The Song of the Brook (1881) 60 exemplars
The Coming of Arthur (1900) 41 exemplars
The King Arthur Collection (1350) — Autor — 41 exemplars
Poems of Tennyson {Buckley} (1958) 38 exemplars
A Choice of Tennyson's Verse (1971) — Autor — 36 exemplars
Maud, and other poems (1855) 31 exemplars
Enoch Arden and Other Poems (1916) 29 exemplars
The Holy Grail (1904) 27 exemplars
Maud (1878) 26 exemplars
Selections from Tennyson (1921) 25 exemplars
The Princess and Maud (1888) 25 exemplars
In Memoriam and Other Poems (1899) 24 exemplars
Lancelot and Elaine (1900) 22 exemplars
The Holy Grail and other poems (1870) 21 exemplars
Gems from Tennyson (1866) 19 exemplars
Poems of Tennyson {1829-1868} (1921) 18 exemplars
The poems of Tennyson {Ricks} (1968) 18 exemplars
Tennyson (1878) 18 exemplars
Poems of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1950) 17 exemplars
Beauties of Tennyson (1885) 17 exemplars
Poems Volume One 1830 - 1856 (1906) 17 exemplars
Queen Mary : a drama (1875) 16 exemplars
A Dream of Fair Women (1880) 16 exemplars
Crossing the Bar (1900) 14 exemplars
Tennyson's Poetical Works (1899) 13 exemplars
Morte d'Arthur (1988) 13 exemplars
Tennyson Poems & Plays (1967) 13 exemplars
An Evening with Tennyson (1907) 13 exemplars
Gareth and Lynette (1872) 13 exemplars
Ulysses (2012) 13 exemplars
Ballads and other poems (1880) 12 exemplars
Tennyson: Poetry & Prose (1947) 12 exemplars
Demeter and other Poems (2003) 12 exemplars
Lady Clare (1884) 12 exemplars
Tiresias, and other poems (1885) 11 exemplars
Songs and poems (1940) 11 exemplars
Gareth & Lynette &c (1872) 10 exemplars
Tennyson and Browning (1947) 9 exemplars
Harold; a drama 9 exemplars
The Last Tournament (2012) 9 exemplars
Representative Poems, Tennyson (1941) 9 exemplars
Becket and Other Plays (2004) 7 exemplars
Through the Year with Tennyson (1905) 7 exemplars
Becket (1884) 7 exemplars
Elaine (2007) 6 exemplars
Tennyson: Pocket Poets (1958) 6 exemplars
Love Poems of Tennyson (1920) 6 exemplars
Poems by Alfred Lord Tennyson (1908) 6 exemplars
Selections from Tennyson (1957) — Autor — 5 exemplars
Lovers Tale 5 exemplars
The Penguin Poets: Tennyson (1941) 5 exemplars
Out-Of-Doors with Tennyson (1890) 5 exemplars
The May Queen (2015) 5 exemplars
THE PRINCESS AND OTHER POEMS (1901) 5 exemplars
Tales from Tennyson (2016) 5 exemplars
Selected poems. (1964) 5 exemplars
Ring Out, WIld Bells (1882) 5 exemplars
The Best of Tennyson (1930) 5 exemplars
Locksley Hall (1886) 4 exemplars
Violets from Tennyson (1898) 4 exemplars
Queen Mary and Harold (2012) 4 exemplars
FAMOUS POEMS (1932) 4 exemplars
Poems, chiefly lyrical (1991) 4 exemplars
Vivien (1867) 4 exemplars
Tennyson's Works (1878) 3 exemplars
The Kraken (1830) 3 exemplars
The Golden Poets 3 exemplars
Locksley Hall and Other Poems (1895) 3 exemplars
Holly from Tennyson 3 exemplars
The Tennyson Birthday Book (1907) 3 exemplars
Geraint and Enid (1906) 3 exemplars
Princess. Maud. 3 exemplars
The Lotos-eaters 3 exemplars
Stories From Tennyson (1914) 2 exemplars
Mariana 2 exemplars
Tennyson Poetry 2 exemplars
Seven Poems & Two Translations (1902) 2 exemplars
Poems of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1964) 2 exemplars
Tennyson's Poetical Works (1900) 2 exemplars
Tennyson's Poems: Volume I (1865) 2 exemplars
Rose Garlands From Tennyson (1909) 2 exemplars
Now sleeps the crimson Petal. (Sheet music) (1904) — Lyrics — 2 exemplars
Fifty Poems: 1830-1864 (2014) 2 exemplars
The Works of Tennyson (1969) 2 exemplars
Cycle of songs from Maud — Lyrics — 2 exemplars
Tennyson: Selected poems (1999) 2 exemplars
The Gateway to Tennyson (1910) 2 exemplars
The Falcon 2 exemplars
Poems, Volume II (1856) 2 exemplars
Guinevere 2 exemplars
The Eagle 2 exemplars
Unpublished Early Poems (1932) 2 exemplars
Tennyson Poetical Works (1880) 2 exemplars
Merlin and Vivien (2013) 2 exemplars
Tennyson's poems a selection (1909) 2 exemplars
English idyls and other poems (1905) 2 exemplars
Poems of imagination and fancy (1867) 2 exemplars
The Brook and Other Poems (1893) 2 exemplars
Tithonus 2 exemplars
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Works 1 exemplars
Poems, 1832 (2015) 1 exemplars
Poetry & prose 1 exemplars
Song of the brook 1 exemplars
Harold a drama 1 exemplars
The Works of ... 1 exemplars
Songs and Lyrics 1 exemplars
Tennyson year book 1 exemplars
The day-dream 1 exemplars
From day to day with Tennyson (2017) 1 exemplars
Day by Day 1 exemplars
The Open Air 1 exemplars
The Compendium of War Poems (2011) 1 exemplars
A Book of Merlin (2016) 1 exemplars
Selected poems (1967) 1 exemplars
Lucretius and Other Poems (1878) 1 exemplars
The Higher Pantheism (2006) 1 exemplars
Sweet and Low 1 exemplars
The Daisy 1 exemplars
Again the Feast 1 exemplars
Ask Me No More 1 exemplars
The Splendor Falls 1 exemplars
St. Agnes' Eve 1 exemplars
The Two Voices 1 exemplars
Choric Song 1 exemplars
The Poet 1 exemplars
Song 1 exemplars
To the Queen 1 exemplars
Juvenilia & English Idyls (1906) 1 exemplars
Balin and Balan 1 exemplars
tennyson poems 1 exemplars
Selections from Tennyson (1928) 1 exemplars
Tennyson: Poems 1 exemplars
Tennyson's Poems Alta Edition (1900) 1 exemplars
Day Dream (ill.) (1886) 1 exemplars
A Portentous History: A Novel (1911) 1 exemplars
ALFRED TENNYSON: POEMS OF 1842. (1968) — Autor — 1 exemplars
Miti e leggende (2008) 1 exemplars
Tennyson's Pastoral Poems (1880) 1 exemplars
Tennyson: Birthday Book (1964) 1 exemplars
Pelleas and Ettarre 1 exemplars
Song of the Brook (2017) 1 exemplars
Love songs from Tennyson (2012) 1 exemplars
Poems (The Crowell poets) (1964) 1 exemplars
Tennyson's Poems. 1830-1859. (1904) 1 exemplars
A dream of fair women, (1880) 1 exemplars
Dedication 1 exemplars
Dikter 1 exemplars
Dora 1 exemplars
Select Poems of Alfred Tennyson — Autor — 1 exemplars
Sea-fairies, and Other Poems (2016) 1 exemplars
Everyman's Library 1 exemplars
The Palace of Art 1 exemplars
Königsidyllen 1 exemplars
The Promise Of May 1 exemplars
The Cup (2017) 1 exemplars
The Revenge [poem] 1 exemplars
The Devil and the Lady (1930) 1 exemplars
Tiresias. 1 exemplars
Lyric Poems 1 exemplars
Works (2 vols.) (2013) 1 exemplars
The Death of Oenone 1 exemplars
English poetry 1 exemplars
The Death Oenone 1 exemplars
Tennyson and His Friends (2016) 1 exemplars
Poems, vol. II 1 exemplars
Poems, vol. I 1 exemplars
The Works of Tennyson. Sch. Ed (2016) 1 exemplars
Works of Tennyson (1884) 1 exemplars
In Memoriam Vol. II 1 exemplars
Viviane 1 exemplars
Enoch Arden And In Memoriam (2015) 1 exemplars
Poems By Tennyson 1 exemplars
Poetic Works Vol I 1 exemplars
Poemas 1 exemplars
50 Greatest Poems 1 exemplars
Godiva 1 exemplars

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Rating is for the introduction by Christopher Ricks, a really nice oral history of Tennyson's life.
 
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adamhindman | Jan 1, 2024 |
I guess a lot of literature experts/commentators/teachers/professors would say that there was a lot lacking in my schooling, but I don't understand what all the hoopla is about with Tennyson. I don't know how they can describe him as a genius. I did not enjoy his style or his flights of fancy about his subjects. The only piece I liked from this collection was his story about Enoch Arden. Mr. Jagger's commentary on "The Life of Tennyson" at the back of the book was interesting but also waltzed off into similar flights of fancy that I felt Tennyson does himself. Maybe that's why I became a steam engineer and not a teacher of poems.… (més)
 
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gmillar | Dec 7, 2023 |
I was surprised by some of the stories included in this poem about King Arthur and his knights. I found the language bogged me down in a few spots but it was mostly quite readable.
 
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leslie.98 | Hi ha 16 ressenyes més | Jun 27, 2023 |
Of the five suggested Tennyson poems to read, I finished The Dying Swan, In Memoriam, The Lady of Shalott, and The Lotos-Eaters. I skipped the Idylls of the King because I tried reading that some time ago, and quit. It's quite long, and I am doing the bear minimum of poetry reading.

I thoroughly enjoyed Tennyson's poems, especially The Lady of Shalott, The Lotus-Eaters, and In Memoriam. His poetic style is rhythmic and simple and pleasant, and his themes are emotional, as he deals with loss and grief and sadness. The Lady of Shalott is Medieval and The Lotus-Eaters is Greek mythology. Initially, I sensed he may be an orthodox Christian, but a little research explained how his faith was more emotional than rational, and I can definitely see that.

I am making a mental note that if I ever read more poetry, I will read Tennyson!
… (més)
 
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GRLopez | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | May 9, 2023 |

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86
Membres
12,520
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Valoració
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ISBN
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