- Criticism and interpretation, Examinations, English Young adult poetry, English literature
A brief profile of the nineteenth century English poet, Alfred Tennyson, accompanies selections from some of his best known works.
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- Author
- Alfred Lord Tennyson
- First published
- 1827
- Pages
- 293
- Publisher
- Hurst, T. N. Foulis, Maclaren
- Editions
- 281
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780486272825
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“'COURAGE!' he said, and pointed toward the land,”
Alfred Tennyson, 1<sup>st</sup> Baron Tennyson, FRS, much better 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 poets in the English language. Tennyson excelled at penning short lyrics, "In the valley of Cauteretz", "Break, Break, Break", "The Charge of the Light Brigade", "Tears, Idle Tears" and "Crossing the Bar". Much of his verse was based on classical mythological themes, such as Ulysses, although In Memoriam A.H.H. was written to commemorate his best friend Arthur Hallam, a fellow poet and fellow student at Trinity College, Cambridge, who was engaged to Tennyson's sister, but died from
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