Albright contends that Tennyson's ``aesthetic goals were . . . in conflict'' and that his poetry attempts to ``unite two incompatible poetics,'' one governed by a heavenly muse, the other by an earthly muse suspicious of the idealizations and abstractions held dear by the first. The result is a poetry of ``myopia and astigmatism.'' With its neatly pursued argument and jargon-free text, this study offers many insights, though a readership fluently conversant with the Tennysonian opus (not just the major poems) is assumed. This is a good beginning for the Virginia Victorian Studies series, which will deal in literary topics from 1830 to 1914. Presumably the series, like this book, will be aimed at an audience at the advanced undergraduate level or above. The book is recommended, accordingly.
| ISBN: | 9780813911007 |
| Publication date: | 30th October 1986 |
| Author: | Daniel Albright |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Series: | Virginia Victorian Studies |
| Genres: |
History and Archaeology Cultural studies Sociology |
Albright contends that Tennyson's ``aesthetic goals were . . . in conflict'' and that his poetry attempts to ``unite two incompatible poetics,'' one governed by a heavenly muse, the other by an earthly muse suspicious of the idealizations and abstractions held dear by the first. The result is a poetry of ``myopia and astigmatism.'' With its neatly pursued argument and jargon-free text, this study offers many insights, though a readership fluently conversant with the Tennysonian opus (not just the major poems) is assumed. This is a good beginning for the Virginia Victorian Studies series, which will deal in literary topics from 1830 to 1914. Presumably the series, like this book, will be aimed at an audience at the advanced undergraduate level or above. The book is recommended, accordingly.
Tennyson features in the following genres: History and Archaeology, Cultural studies, Sociology
Tennyson is available in Paperback, Hardback
Tennyson was written by Daniel Albright and published by University of Virginia Press
Tennyson has 256 pages
Yes it is part of Virginia Victorian Studies series