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Tennyson: Poems
Alfred, Lord Tennyson was a more complex writer than his status as Queen Victoria’s favorite poet might suggest. Though capable of rendering rapture and delight in the most exquisite verse, in another mode Tennyson is brother in spirit to Poe and Baudelaire, the author of dark, passionate reveries. And though he treasured poetic tradition, his work nevertheless engaged dir...more
Hardcover, 256 pages
Published
February 17th 2004
by Everyman's Library
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Tennyson first began to achieve critical success with the publication of his Poems in 1842, a work that include “Ulysses,” “Tithonus,” and other famous short lyrics about mythical and philosophical subjects. At the time of publication, England had seen the death of Coleridge, Shelley, Byron, Keats, and indeed all of the great Romantic poets except Wordsworth; Tennyson thus filled a lacuna in the English literary scene. In 1845, he began receiving a small government pension for his poetry. In 185...more
Tennyson lives large in my mind partly because of my ten year old self having to memorize and recite The Charge of the Light Brgade in front of my classmates in school. Drama, more drama and death is what I recall, and that pretty much sums up his poetry for me now. Some of his subject matter (Homer, Camelot, Milton, Demeter) I find difficult to connect with, yet certainly appreciate his skill and effort in crafting each poem. My favorites of Tennyson are those dealing with the most basic univer...more
Alfred, Lord Tennyson was a more complex writer than his status as Queen Victoria’s favorite poet might suggest. Though capable of rendering rapture and delight in the most exquisite verse, in another mode Tennyson is brother in spirit to Poe and Baudelaire, the author of dark, passionate reveries. And though he treasured poetic tradition, his work nevertheless engaged directly with the great issues of his time, from industrialization and the crisis of faith to scientific progress and women’s ri...more
Birds' love and birds' song
Flying here and there,
Birds' songand birds' love
And you with gold for hair!
Birds' songand birds' love
Passing with the weather,
Men's song and men's love,
To love once and forever.
Men's love and birds' love,
And women's love and men's!
And you my wren with a crown of gold,
You my queen of the wrens!
You the queen of the wrens --
We'll be birds of a feather,
I'll be King of the Queen of the wrens,
And all in a nest together.
Flying here and there,
Birds' songand birds' love
And you with gold for hair!
Birds' songand birds' love
Passing with the weather,
Men's song and men's love,
To love once and forever.
Men's love and birds' love,
And women's love and men's!
And you my wren with a crown of gold,
You my queen of the wrens!
You the queen of the wrens --
We'll be birds of a feather,
I'll be King of the Queen of the wrens,
And all in a nest together.
A recent trip to the UK reintroduced me to a half dozen different paintings interpreting portions of 'The Lady of Shalott'. Great to read the original poem again, and explore so much more of Tennyson's amazing work.
My copy of Tennyson went missing, and and I got this one as a replacement. This is a good short collection, and a nice handy size for carting around. But it's missing so many personal favorite poems of mine, that I just can't be satisfied with it, i will have to go in search of another edition that actually has more of his longer poems like 'Locksley Hall' in it.
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Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS (most commonly known as Alfred, Lord Tennyson) was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular English-language poets. He is particularly known for his polished style and exact understanding of metre.
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