A Study Of The Life And Career Of Lord Alfred Tennyson
And Selected Criticism Of His Works
Whether a person likes or dislikes the works of Lord Alfred Tennyson,
most would agree that he was one of the most influential writers of his time period.
Tennyson grew up in a wealthy family never wanting for anything. English author
often regarded as the chief representative of the Victorian age in poetry. Tennyson
succeeded Wordsworth as Poet Laureate in 1850; he was appointed by Queen
Victoria and served 42 years. Tennyson's works were melancholic, and reflected
the moral and intellectual values of his time, which made them especially
vulnerable for later critic.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson was born in Somersby, Lincolnshire. His father,
George Clayton Tennyson, a clergyman and rector, suffered from depression and
was notoriously absentminded. Alfred began to write poetry at an early age in the
style of Lord Byron. After spending four unhappy years in school he was tutored......
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