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Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson FRS (/ ˈ t ɛ n ɪ s ən /; 6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was an English poet. He was the Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria 's reign. In 1829, Tennyson was awarded the Chancellor's Gold Medal at Cambridge for one of his first pieces, "Timbuktu".
Pages in category "Alfred, Lord Tennyson" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Alfred, Lord Tennyson;
In 133 cantos, including the prologue and the epilogue, Tennyson uses the stylistic beats of tetrameter to address the subjects of spiritual loss and themes of nostalgia, philosophic speculation, and Romantic fantasy in service to mourning the death of his friend, the poet A. H. Hallam; thus, in Canto IX, Tennyson describes the return of the ...
Arms of Tennyson: Gules, a bend nebuly or thereon a chaplet vert between three leopard's faces jessant-de-lys of the second [1] Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, the poet, usually (though, strictly, incorrectly) referred to as "Alfred, Lord Tennyson".
James Knowles was born in London, the son of the architect James Thomas Knowles (1806–1884), and himself trained in architecture at University College and in Italy.Among the buildings he designed were three churches in Clapham, South London, Mark Masons' Hall, London (later the Thatched House Club), Lord Tennyson's house at Aldworth, the Leicester Square garden (as restored at the expense of ...
In details Tennyson follows the novel sometimes very closely. Thus the "single rose", the poor dress, and the bitter exclamation about her being "a beggar born", are drawn from the novel. [1] The 1842 and all editions up to and including 1850 begin with the following stanza and omit stanza 2:— Lord Ronald courted Lady Clare,
"The Two Voices" is a poem written by future Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom Alfred, Lord Tennyson between 1833 and 1834. It was included in his 1842 collection of Poems. Tennyson wrote the poem, titled "Thoughts of a Suicide" in manuscript, after the death of his friend Arthur Henry Hallam in 1833. The poem was autobiographical. [1]
Tennyson became well-known, and was appointed Poet Laureate, just under his common name, Alfred Tennyson. When he was created Baron, common parlance started to refer to him as Alfred,Lord Tennyson, an unusual usage, but one that has stuck. Fairlightseven 04/06/09 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.9.137.225 16:41, 4 August 2009 (UTC ...