Tennyson as a Victorian poet

1. BORICHA DEVIKA
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SEM 2, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
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devikaboricha08@gmail.com
Tennyson as a Victorian poet
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Paper no 6
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2. INTRODUCTION OF WRITER
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*Born in England in 1809, Alfred,
Lord Tennyson began writing
poetry as a boy.
* He was first published in 1827,
but it was not until the 1840. that
his work received regular public
acclaim.
*His "In Memoriam" (1850), which
contains the line "'This better to
have loved and lost than never to
have loved at all," cemented his
reputation. Tennyson was Queen
Victoria’s poet laureate from 1850
until his death

3. ********Victorian age*********
The period in British history during the reign of
Queen Victoria in the 19th century; her character
and moral standards restored the prestige of the
British monarchy.

4. TENNYSON AS A VICTORIAN POET
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*******Alfred, Lord Tennyson
(1809-1892) achieved, what so
many poets and writers
throughout the centuries were
unable to achieve, fame and
success during his lifetime.
*******Indeed, in 1850, after the
publication of “In Memoriam”,
he was installed to the position
of poet laureate.

5. ****he passing of Arthur and Ulysses. In 1833, the work poems were
published when Tennyson was merely 23 years old. In the same year, his
brother Edward was admitted to a mental institution.
****subject matter ranging from medieval legends to classical myths and from
domestic situations to observations of nature. The influence of John Keats and
other Romantic poets published before and during his childhood is evident from
the richness of his imagery and descriptive writing.

6. * Few poets have used such a variety of
styles with such an exact understanding
of metre; like many Victorian poets, he
experimented in adapting.
*The quantitative metres of Greek and Latin
poetry to English.He reflects the Victorian
period of his maturity in his feeling for order
and his tendency towards moralising. He also
reflects a concern common among Victorian
writers in being troubled by the conflict
between religious faith and expanding scientific
knowledge.

7. *"The Two Voices" (1834)
*"Ulysses" (1833))
*"The Princess“
*"In Memoriam A.H.H." (1849)
*"Ring Out, Wild Bells" (1850)
*"The Eagle" (1851)
*"Maud"
*"The Charge of the Light Brigade" (1854) – an early recording
exists of Tennyson reading this
"Idylls of the King" (1859–1885)
FAMOUS WORK OF TANNYSON
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8. CONCLUSION
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 So we can see that Alfred Tennyson, who is a very famous poet, is
often regarded as the chief representative of the Victorian age in
poetry. Tennyson was a man who had seen pain and sorrow in his life.
After the death of his best friend, Arthur Hallam, Tennyson found
relief from his pain in writing. Many of his writings were indeed about
his dead friend. For example in "The Passing of Arthur, the hero has
the same name as Tennyson's friend and also many lyrical poems, that
later were to become In Memoriam A.H.H. These writing were full of
emotions, pain, fear, caring, and the desire to remember his friend.
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