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ALFRED TENNYSON (1809-1892) - Coggle Diagram
ALFRED TENNYSON (1809-1892)
LIFE
born in Somersby, Lincolnshire
studied at Trinity college but left for financial problems
at Cambridge he became friend of Arthur Hallam and his death in 1833 deeply affected him
1850 married Emily Sellwood
1850 nominated POET LAUREATE in succession to WORDSWORTH
was deeply admired by Queen Victoria
1884 was given the title of Baron for his literary merits and sat in the House of Lords
WORKS
1830
Poems chiefly Lyrical
1832
Poems
The Lady of Shallot
: a woman imprisoned in an enchanted tower who dies afteer seeing a knight
The Lotos-Eaters
: about an episode of the
Odyseey
when lotophagi eat lotuses to forget the pains of life
Mariana
: a lover abandoned after the loss of her dowry
1850
In memoriam
131 poems, an elegy of Hallam that becomes a philosophical reflection on religion
1842
Poems in two volumes
Locksley Hall
Ulysses
: the embodiment of the Victorian man of action expressing the need to go further, as Tennyson does after Hallam's death
Morte d'Arthur
Tithonus
THEMES
historical and mythological past
as articulated in the works of Homer, Virgil, Dante
political events of the day
autobiographical elements
social questions
natural and psychological landscape
death, sadness, religious doubts