Tennyson is not known for his skepticism. This book argues that he should be. It proposes a revaluation of the way in which his work is read and provides close readings of Tennyson's earlier, shorter poems, together with the principal works of his...
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Tennyson is not known for his skepticism. This book argues that he should be. It proposes a revaluation of the way in which his work is read and provides close readings of Tennyson's earlier, shorter poems, together with the principal works of his maturity and will be a useful resource for Tennyson students and scholars
Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-222) and index
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Discovery: 'Timbuctoo'; 2 Wasted Lands: 'The Hesperides', 'The Lotos-Eaters', 'Tithonus'; 3 The Abominable: 'Œnone'; 4 The Archetype: The Lover's Tale (1832); 5 The Archetype that Waits: 'Oh! that 'twere possible', In Memoriam; 6 That Abiding Phantom Cold: Maud; 7 The Last Echo: Idylls of the King; Afterword; Appendix The Harvard Notebook 8 Draft of The Lover's Tale; Notes; Bibliography; Index
