The Foresters: Robin Hood And Maid Marian

by Alfred Tennyson

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164 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1891

About the author

Works, including In Memoriam in 1850 and "The Charge of the Light Brigade" in 1854, of Alfred Tennyson, first baron, known as lord, appointed British poet laureate in 1850, reflect Victorian sentiments and aesthetics.

Elizabeth Tennyson, wife, bore Alfred Tennyson, the fourth of twelve children, to George Tennyson, clergyman; he inevitably wrote his books. In 1816, parents sent Tennyson was sent to grammar school of Louth.

Alfred Tennyson disliked school so intensely that from 1820, home educated him. At the age of 18 years in 1827, Alfred joined his two brothers at Trinity College, Cambridge and with Charles Tennyson, his brother, published Poems by Two Brothers , his book, in the same year.

Alfred Tennyson published Poems Chiefly Lyrical , his second book, in 1830. In 1833, Arthur Henry Hallam, best friend of Tennyson, engaged to wed his sister, died, and thus inspired some best Ulysses and the Passing of Arthur .

Following William Wordsworth, Alfred Tennyson in 1850 married Emily Sellwood Tenyson, his childhood friend. She bore Hallam Tennyson in 1852 and Lionel Tennyson in 1854, two years later.

Alfred Tennyson continued throughout his life and in the 1870s also to write a number of plays.

In 1884, the queen raised Alfred Tennyson, a great favorite of Albert, prince, thereafter to the peerage of Aldworth. She granted such a high rank for solely literary distinction to this only Englishman.

Alfred Tennyson died at the age of 83 years, and people buried his body in abbey of Westminster.

Reviews

[Bruce · Rating 3 out of 5]

The classic tale of Robin Hood, Maid Marian, Little John, Kate, and King Richard the Lion-Hearted.

[Marty Reeder · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s that time of year where I try to think of a new play to read with summer school students. The play has to meet a limited criteria: be old enough to be in the public domain; be vaguely interesting; have some literary value; have some sort of film counterpart. Phew. I definitely thought I’d run out of options after the first few years, but each year I keep on stumbling across something else that I’m surprised I hadn’t heard of earlier.

Take the story of Robin Hood. Legendary, right? And, I realized in a moment of lucidity, probably has been converted into a play multiple times with at least some of them reaching back into the public domain territory. More than that, I figured that it’s Robin Hood so by default it would be interesting. I sniffed around. The next thing I knew I came across a version written by classic British poet, Alfred Lord Tennyson himself! Just like that, my whole checklist is completed with an epiphany of an idea and a quick on-line search.

“The Foresters” is a four act play that includes all the major players of the Robin Hood legend, adds the appropriate drama from a romantic poet such a Tennyson, has some cool theatrical moments of disguises and carefully entertaining dialogue, plus some original poems by the master himself.

Nothing new is tread with this new-but-still-old story, but it is told well and interestingly for all four acts. I may run out of plays that fit my exacting criteria soon, but if I do, this one is a good note to end on.