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The definitive edition of his Poems stretches to three large volumes. Nevertheless, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to choose ten of the best Tennyson poems, ranging from his narrative poems to lyrics and elegies and everything in between.
The 1832 Poems was a great step forward poetically and included the first versions of some of Tennyson’s greatest works, such as “The Lady of Shalott,” “The Palace of Art,” “A Dream of Fair Women,” “The Hesperides,” and three wonderful poems conceived in the Pyrenees, “Oenone,” “The Lotos-Eaters,” and “Mariana in the ...
Tennyson's early poetry, with its medievalism and powerful visual imagery, was a major influence on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Tennyson also focused on short lyrics, such as "Break, Break, Break", "The Charge of the Light Brigade", "Tears, Idle Tears", and "Crossing the Bar".
By Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Share. I. Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death. Rode the six hundred. “Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns!” he said. Into the valley of Death. Rode the six hundred. II. “Forward, the Light Brigade!” Was there a man dismayed? Not though the soldier knew.
Alfred Tennyson's poems often explore themes of nature, love, death, melancholy, and the human condition. His works also delve into topics such as heroism, societal change, and the impacts of industrialization.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson. 1809 –. 1892. It little profits that an idle king, By this still hearth, among these barren crags, Matched with an aged wife, I mete and dole. Unequal laws unto a savage race, That hoard, and sleep, and feed, and know not me. I cannot rest from travel; I will drink.
When his friend Hallam died suddenly at the age of 24, Tennyson wrote one of his longest and most moving poems "In Memoriam." That poem became a favorite of Queen Victoria's. Here are some of Tennyson's best-known poems, with an excerpt from each one.