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ALFRED LORD TENNYSON 1809 - 1892 (Main themes (Family relationships, Love…
ALFRED LORD TENNYSON
1809 - 1892
His father was a scholar
He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge
He didn't take a degree because of financial problems
Death of his best friend Hallam
in 1850
Publication of the elegy
In Memoriam
(dedicated to Hallam’s memory)
He got the peerage (Lord)
He was buried in Poets’ Corner, Westminster Abbey
He was appointed Poet Laureate
Happy marriage
Poems in Two Volumes
Ulysses
An old and idle king
His life is calm, boring, meaningless
Contrast between his present idle life and his heroic past
He is a restless spirit open to new knowledge and experience
His son Telemachus is his opposite: responsible, prudent, discerning
He represents a sedentary life, full of responsibilities and social duties
Ulysses' view of life: an active, adventurous life, rich in imagination and enthusiasm
The silent listeners are Ulysses’ mariners, his friends
Ulysses urges the mariners to set once more to the sea towards the Unknown
Main themes
Family relationships
Love
Religion
Patriotism
Legends of the Middle Ages
Classical antiquity