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A Tennyson Companion

Life and Works

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  • © 1984

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  1. F. B. Pinion
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Part of the book series: Literary Companions (LICOM)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Tennyson’s Life

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Chronology

      • F. B. Pinion
      Pages 3-4

    3. Somersby to Cambridge, 1809–28

      • F. B. Pinion
      Pages 5-13

    4. Arthur Hallam, 1828–34

      • F. B. Pinion
      Pages 14-21

    5. Poetic Recovery and Triumph, 1834–50

      • F. B. Pinion
      Pages 22-32

    6. Marriage and Farringford, 1850–67

      • F. B. Pinion
      Pages 33-46

    7. Aldworth and the Last Twenty-Five Years, 1867–92

      • F. B. Pinion
      Pages 47-60

  3. Tennyson’s Writings

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61
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    2. Adolescent Poetry

      • F. B. Pinion
      Pages 63-70

    3. A Young Man’s Fancies

      • F. B. Pinion
      Pages 71-82

    4. Art and Life

      • F. B. Pinion
      Pages 83-92

    5. Darkness and Living Light

      • F. B. Pinion
      Pages 93-101

    6. English Idylls

      • F. B. Pinion
      Pages 102-112

    7. The Princess

      • F. B. Pinion
      Pages 113-121

    8. In Memoriam A. H. H.

      • F. B. Pinion
      Pages 122-140

    9. The ‘Locksley Hall’ Poems and Maud

      • F. B. Pinion
      Pages 141-152

    10. Patriotism and Politics

      • F. B. Pinion
      Pages 153-161

    11. Three Tales

      • F. B. Pinion
      Pages 162-171

    12. Idylls of the King

      • F. B. Pinion
      Pages 172-194
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About this book

Though it gives separate treatment to genres such as idylls, epistolary poems, and popular dramatic monologues, this major assessment of Tennyson's work is broadly chronological. His variety of interest and the excellence of his later poetry are emphasized (most of the significant contributions to Idylls of the King belong to the final period of its development). Observing due proportion as far as possible, this perceptive and unusually comprehensive survey assesses the literary merits of Tennyson and the modern significance of his ideas. Its value is enhanced by a detailed biographical introduction and a generous selection of illustrations.

About the author

F.B. PINION taught in the Department of Education at the University of Sheffield, where he was a Reader in English Studies and a Sub-Dean of the Faculty of Arts. He has held various school appointments; he was Visiting Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Michigan from 1964 to 1965; and he has held a Mid-America State Universities Distinguished Foreign Scholar award.

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