The Major Works (Oxford World's Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (800 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199572763 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 656 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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To state the obvious, an English-language classic. Sean Curley How does one, in 2009, write a real review of the collected major works of Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson? Lord Tennyson, the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom in the high Victorian era, was probably the defining English-language poet of his era (Robert Browning being probably his only real rival, and none of Browning's writings are as widely-known today as "The Lady of Shalott" or "Ulysses"). Moreover, he is one of the most proficient technicians of English language poetry in any era, matched only by a handful of others (Geoffrey C. J. Robinson said Tennyson poetry. It can be said, and rightly so, that Tennyson can be depressing. Most of his poetry is glum - but nonetheless, it is the work of a genius. The book is lengthy and you can pick and choose what you want to read so you're bound to find something that reflects your own thoughts or in any event is just plain marvelous writing.. "This is it?" according to Perchie. I assumed being an Oxford World Classic would mean A LOT of footnotes and explanations of words and phrases, but there's almost nothing. At least the poems are presented well.
He edited Robert Browning for the Oxford Authors series and is co-editor of Volume Ten of the Oxford Poetical Works of Robert Browning.. Adam Roberts teaches at Royal Holloway, University of London
About the AuthorAdam Roberts teaches at Royal Holloway, University of London. He edited Robert Browning for the Oxford Authors series and is co-editor of Volume Ten of the Oxford Poetical Works of Robert Browning.
Tennyson was the chief poetic voice of his age, and he remains one of the most highly regarded masters of the music and mood of verse. Robert Adams provides an insightful introduction and valuable notes, and the edition includes an up-to-date bibliography.About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. This authoritative edition brings together a unique combination of Tennyson's poetry and prose, spanning his entire career, from his striking juvenilia, through his career as Poet Laureate, to the powerful poetry he wrote in his ninth decade. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.. The poems are augmented with a broad selection from Tennyson's letters, as well as relevant passages from his son Hallam Tennyson's Memoir of his father, where Tennyson talks widely about his own poetry and the writing of others. It contains such classics as "The Lady of Shalott," "Morte d'Arthur," Break, Break, Break," "Locksley Hall," "Ulysses," "The Charge of the Light Brigade," and "Tears, Idle Tears." It also includes in its entirety Tennyson's quasi-feminist epic The Princess, as wel