Tennyson

This biographical and critical study of Tennyson has a threefold purpose: to show what went to the making of Tennyson the man; to establish the power, subtlety and variety of his poems, along with the artistic principles and preoccupations which shaped his life's work; and to suggest the relationships between the man and the poet. Front Matter....Pages i-xi 1.Tennyson and his father till 1827....Pages 1-39 Poems, Chiefly Lyrical 1830....Pages 40-55 1. The Pyrenees 1830....Pages 56-74 Poems 1832....Pages 75-98 1. Poems between 1832 and Hallam’s death....Pages 99-145 1. 1834–1837....Pages 146-187 1. The Princess 1847....Pages 188-210 In Memoriam 1850....Pages 211-230 1. 1850–1855....Pages 231-245 Maud 1855....Pages 246-263 Idylls of the King 1859 – 1885....Pages 264-276 “Enoch Arden” and “Aylmer’s Field” 1864....Pages 277-286 1. The later poems ....Pages 287-315 Back Matter....Pages 317-349 A biographical and critical study of Tennyson aiming to show what went into the making of the man, exploring the power, subtlety and variety of his poems, along with the artistic principles and preoccupations which shaped his life's work.