Tennyson - Couverture souple

Levi, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0333529952 ISBN 13 : 9780333529959

Editeur : Papermac, 1994

Synopsis

This critical biography analyzes Tennyson's poetic development and his place in literature. It describes his influences, both classical and personal, and illuminates his working methods, for example: a constant revision of earlier material and an emphasis on oral rather than written poetry. Levi gives detailed textual criticism of some poems, but also shows acute psychological understanding of, for example, how Tennyson's famous friendship with Arthur Hallam affected his poetry over a long lifetime. Tennyson's relationships, often stormy but also affectionate, with other important figures of the Victorian era such as Gladstone, Carlyle and Queen Victoria herself, are vividly described, as are his attitudes towards other poets such as Wordsworth, whom he succeeded as Poet Laureate in 1850, and the same year that he married Emily Sellwood after an extraordinary 17-year engagement.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Papermac
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0333529952
• ISBN 13: 9780333529959
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible