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1 de mar. de 2016 · A selection of Tennyson's best poems, ranging from narrative and lyrics to elegies and Arthurian legend. Learn about the life and work of the Poet Laureate, and how he used myth, magic, and emotion to explore themes of death, glory, and God.
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Ulysses is a long narrative poem that tells the story of the aged king Ulysses, who longs for new adventures after his return from Troy. The poem explores themes of age, mortality, memory, and the quest for knowledge and glory.
Learn about the life and works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, one of the most famous and influential poets of the Victorian era. Explore his themes, styles, influences, and legacy through his poems and biography.
A famous poem by Tennyson that depicts the heroic but tragic charge of the British cavalry against the Russian artillery in the Crimean War. Read the full text, analysis and historical context of this classic war poem.
Alfred Tennyson's poems often explore themes of nature, love, death, melancholy, and the human condition. His works also delve into topics such as heroism, societal change, and the impacts of industrialization.
The Eagle. By Alfred, Lord Tennyson. He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands, Ring'd with the azure world, he stands. The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls; He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls.
About this Poet More than any other Victorian-era writer, Tennyson has seemed the embodiment of his age, both to his contemporaries and to modern readers. In his own day he was said to be—with Queen Victoria and Prime Minister William Gladstone—one of the three most famous living persons,...
