Considered by Victorians as the finest contemporary poet, Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892) gained much critical favor for his mastery of poetic technique, high-mindedness, and superb natural description. This volume contains a representative selection of his best works, including the famous long narrative poem "Enoch Arden," as well as a number of important lyrics, monologues, ballads, and other typical pieces. Among these are "The Lady of Shalott," "The Beggar Maid," "The Charge of the Light Brigade," "Break, break, break," "Flower in the Crannied Wall," and "Ode on the Death of the ... Read More
Considered by Victorians as the finest contemporary poet, Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892) gained much critical favor for his mastery of poetic technique, high-mindedness, and superb natural description. This volume contains a representative selection of his best works, including the famous long narrative poem "Enoch Arden," as well as a number of important lyrics, monologues, ballads, and other typical pieces. Among these are "The Lady of Shalott," "The Beggar Maid," "The Charge of the Light Brigade," "Break, break, break," "Flower in the Crannied Wall," and "Ode on the Death of the ... Read More
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Considered by Victorians as the finest contemporary poet, Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892) gained much critical favor for his mastery of poetic technique, high-mindedness, and superb natural description. This volume contains a representative selection of his best works, including the famous long narrative poem "Enoch Arden," as well as a number of important lyrics, monologues, ballads, and other typical pieces. Among these are "The Lady of Shalott," "The Beggar Maid," "The Charge of the Light Brigade," "Break, break, break," "Flower in the Crannied Wall," and "Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington." Also here are carefully chosen, uncut excerpts from three longer works: The Princess, "Maud," and "The Brook." With this inexpensive volume at their fingertips, students and lovers of poetry can enjoy a substantial sampling of Tennyson's still-admired, widely quoted verse.
Reprinted from authoritative standard edition.
Details
Price: $4.00
Pages: 112
Publisher: Dover Publications
Imprint: Dover Publications
Series: Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry
Publication Date: 21st September 1992
Trim Size: 5 x 8 in
ISBN: 9780486272825
Format: Paperback
Age: 14-99
BISACs: POETRY / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Table of Contents
Juvenilia Mariana "The Lady of Shalott, and Other Poems " The Lady of Shalott 0833; revised 1842) Œnone Lady Clara Vere de Vere The May Queen The Lotos-Eaters "English Idyls, and Other Poems " Ulysses Tithonus Locksley Hall Saint Agnes' Eve The Beggar Maid "Break, break, break" " [Songs from] The Princess; A. Medley "Sweet and low, sweet and low" " "The splendor falls on castle walls" "Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean" "O Swallow, Swallow, flying, flying south" " "Home they brought her warrior dead" "Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white" "Come down, O maid, from yonder mountain height" "Maud, and Other Poems " "Come into the garden, Maud" (Part I, Section xxii, of "Maud: A Monodrama,")" "The Song of the Brook (The quatrains from "The Brook")" Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington The Charge of the Light Brigade "Enoch Arden, and Other Poems" Enoch Arden "Flower in the crannied wall" " "Ballads, and Other Poems " Rizpah "The Revenge (original title "Sir Richard Grenville")" "Tiresias, and Other Poems " To Virgil "Demeter, and Other Poems " Merlin and the Gleam Crossing the Bar "Demeter, and Other Poems " Merlin and the Gleam Crossing the Bar Alphabetical List of Titles Alphabetical List of First Lines
Considered by Victorians as the finest contemporary poet, Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892) gained much critical favor for his mastery of poetic technique, high-mindedness, and superb natural description. This volume contains a representative selection of his best works, including the famous long narrative poem "Enoch Arden," as well as a number of important lyrics, monologues, ballads, and other typical pieces. Among these are "The Lady of Shalott," "The Beggar Maid," "The Charge of the Light Brigade," "Break, break, break," "Flower in the Crannied Wall," and "Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington." Also here are carefully chosen, uncut excerpts from three longer works: The Princess, "Maud," and "The Brook." With this inexpensive volume at their fingertips, students and lovers of poetry can enjoy a substantial sampling of Tennyson's still-admired, widely quoted verse.
Reprinted from authoritative standard edition.
Price: $4.00
Pages: 112
Publisher: Dover Publications
Imprint: Dover Publications
Series: Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry
Publication Date: 21st September 1992
Trim Size: 5 x 8 in
ISBN: 9780486272825
Format: Paperback
Age: 14-99
BISACs: POETRY / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Juvenilia Mariana "The Lady of Shalott, and Other Poems " The Lady of Shalott 0833; revised 1842) Œnone Lady Clara Vere de Vere The May Queen The Lotos-Eaters "English Idyls, and Other Poems " Ulysses Tithonus Locksley Hall Saint Agnes' Eve The Beggar Maid "Break, break, break" " [Songs from] The Princess; A. Medley "Sweet and low, sweet and low" " "The splendor falls on castle walls" "Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean" "O Swallow, Swallow, flying, flying south" " "Home they brought her warrior dead" "Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white" "Come down, O maid, from yonder mountain height" "Maud, and Other Poems " "Come into the garden, Maud" (Part I, Section xxii, of "Maud: A Monodrama,")" "The Song of the Brook (The quatrains from "The Brook")" Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington The Charge of the Light Brigade "Enoch Arden, and Other Poems" Enoch Arden "Flower in the crannied wall" " "Ballads, and Other Poems " Rizpah "The Revenge (original title "Sir Richard Grenville")" "Tiresias, and Other Poems " To Virgil "Demeter, and Other Poems " Merlin and the Gleam Crossing the Bar "Demeter, and Other Poems " Merlin and the Gleam Crossing the Bar Alphabetical List of Titles Alphabetical List of First Lines
