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Alfred tennyson was born in the depths of lincolnshire, the 4th son of the 12 children of the rector of somersby, george clayton tennyson, a cultivated but embittered clergyman who took out his disappointment on his wife elizabeth and his brood of childrenon at least one occasion threatening to kill alfreds elder brother frederick. English poetry english literature 19th century victorian poetry tennyson, alfred tennyson, baron 18091892. Books like the lady of shalott by alfred tennyson, 1st baron. Alfred, lord tennyson pennys poetry pages wiki fandom. Early life and works tennyson was the son of an intelligent but unstable clergyman in lincolnshire. Life and works of alfred lord tennyson, the alfred tennyson. Books like the charge of the light brigade by alfred tennyson, 1st baron tennyson suggested reading alfred tennyson, 1st baron tennyson this study guide consists of approximately 34 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the charge of the light brigade. The complete poetical works of alfred, lord tennyson, poet laureate. Tennyson was the first poet to be made a peer of the realm, since macaulay, author of lays of ancient rome, had been an active politician. It was created in 1884 for the poet alfred tennyson. He was born at somersby rectory, near lincoln in 1809. In the summer of 1859 the first series of idylls of the king was at length given to. Alfred tennyson books list of books by author alfred. Tennyson was the grand old man of victorian poetry, holding the laureateship for 42 years and famous for in memoriam a.
Alfred, lord tennyson was a more complex writer than his status as queen victorias favorite poet might suggest. He was born in somersby, lincolnshire, a rectors son and fourth of 12 children and reportedly a. Alfred tennyson, 1st baron tennyson, frs was poet laureate of great britain and ireland during much of queen victorias. Entry for alfred tennyson, 1st baron tennyson 1911 encyclopedia britannica one of 8 bible encyclopedias freely available, this resource contained over 40 million words in nearly 40,000 articles written by 1,500 respected authors. Baron tennyson alfred tennyson, 1st baron tennyson baron tennyson, of aldworth in the county of sussex and of freshwater in the isle of wight, is a title in the peerage of the united kingdom. Tennyson excelled at penning short lyrics, such as in the valley of cauteretz. The eldest sons of higher ranks of the peerage generally get a courtesy title the eldest son of a duke will be granted the use of an earls title, and so on. Tennyson was the son of an intelligent but unstable clergyman in lincolnshire.
The poetical works of alfred tennyson, poet laureate by. 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. Lord tennyson, the poet laureate of the united kingdom in the high victorian era, was probably the defining englishlanguage poet of his era robert browning being probably his only real rival, and none of brownings writings are as widelyknown today as the lady of shalott or. In 1859, he published the first four poems in his arthurian poem cycle idylls of the. He was the son of a lincolnshire rector and attended louth grammar school and trinity college, cambridge. Alfred tennyson, 1st baron tennyson, frs was poet laureate of the united kingdom during much of queen victorias reign and remains one of the most popular poets in the english language. The most famous poet of the victorian age, he was a profound spokesman for the ideas and values of his times. Alfred tennyson, 1st baron tennyson 1911 encyclopedia. The volume contained, among other pieces which the author did not. His family was middle class, his father a rector and vicar.
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