Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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| + | "[[better to have loved and lost]]" | ||
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| Below the thunders of the upper deep,<br> | Below the thunders of the upper deep,<br> | ||
| Far, far beneath the abysmal sea,<br> | Far, far beneath the abysmal sea,<br> | ||
| His ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep <br> | His ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep <br> | ||
| The [[Kraken]] sleepeth: faintest sunlights flee<br> | The [[Kraken]] sleepeth: faintest sunlights flee<br> | ||
| - | About his shadowy sides; above him swell <br> | ||
| - | Huge sponges of millennial growth and height;<br> | ||
| - | And far away into the sickly light,<br> | ||
| - | From many a wondrous grot and secret cell<br> | ||
| - | Unnumber’d and enormous polypi <br> | ||
| - | Winnow with giant arms the slumbering green.<br> | ||
| - | There hath he lain for ages, and will lie <br> | ||
| - | Battening upon huge sea-worms in his sleep,<br> | ||
| - | Until the latter fire shall heat the deep;<br> | ||
| - | Then once by man and angels to be seen,<br> | ||
| - | In roaring he shall rise and on the surface die<br> | ||
| - | --[[Tennyson]] | + | --[[The Kraken (poem)|The Kraken ]] (1830) by Tennyson |
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| - | '''Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson''' ([[6 August]] [[1809]] – [[6 October]] [[1892]]) was [[Poet Laureate]] of the [[United Kingdom]] and is one of the most popular [[English poets]]. | + | '''Alfred, Lord Tennyson''' (1809 – 1892) was one of the most popular [[English poets]]. |
| Much of his verse was based on classical mythological themes, although ''[[In Memoriam A.H.H.|In Memoriam]]'' was written to commemorate his best friend [[Arthur Hallam]], a fellow poet and classmate at [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], who was engaged to Tennyson's sister, but died from a [[stroke|cerebral hæmorrhage]] before they were married. One of Tennyson's most famous works is ''[[Idylls of the King]]'' (1885), a series of narrative poems based entirely on [[King Arthur]] and the Arthurian tales, as thematically suggested by Sir [[Thomas Malory]]'s earlier tales on the legendary king. The work was dedicated to [[Albert, Prince Consort|Prince Albert]], the husband of [[Queen Victoria]]. During his career, Lord Tennyson attempted [[drama]], but his plays enjoyed little success even in his lifetime. | Much of his verse was based on classical mythological themes, although ''[[In Memoriam A.H.H.|In Memoriam]]'' was written to commemorate his best friend [[Arthur Hallam]], a fellow poet and classmate at [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], who was engaged to Tennyson's sister, but died from a [[stroke|cerebral hæmorrhage]] before they were married. One of Tennyson's most famous works is ''[[Idylls of the King]]'' (1885), a series of narrative poems based entirely on [[King Arthur]] and the Arthurian tales, as thematically suggested by Sir [[Thomas Malory]]'s earlier tales on the legendary king. The work was dedicated to [[Albert, Prince Consort|Prince Albert]], the husband of [[Queen Victoria]]. During his career, Lord Tennyson attempted [[drama]], but his plays enjoyed little success even in his lifetime. | ||
| Tennyson wrote a number of phrases that have become commonplaces of the English language, including: "[[nature, red in tooth and claw]]", "[[better to have loved and lost]]", "Theirs not to reason why, / Theirs but to do and die", and "My strength is as the strength of ten, / Because my heart is pure". He is the second most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, after [[Shakespeare]]. | Tennyson wrote a number of phrases that have become commonplaces of the English language, including: "[[nature, red in tooth and claw]]", "[[better to have loved and lost]]", "Theirs not to reason why, / Theirs but to do and die", and "My strength is as the strength of ten, / Because my heart is pure". He is the second most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, after [[Shakespeare]]. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Locksley Hall Sixty Years After]] | ||
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809 – 1892) was one of the most popular English poets.
Much of his verse was based on classical mythological themes, although In Memoriam was written to commemorate his best friend Arthur Hallam, a fellow poet and classmate at Trinity College, Cambridge, who was engaged to Tennyson's sister, but died from a cerebral hæmorrhage before they were married. One of Tennyson's most famous works is Idylls of the King (1885), a series of narrative poems based entirely on King Arthur and the Arthurian tales, as thematically suggested by Sir Thomas Malory's earlier tales on the legendary king. The work was dedicated to Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria. During his career, Lord Tennyson attempted drama, but his plays enjoyed little success even in his lifetime.
Tennyson wrote a number of phrases that have become commonplaces of the English language, including: "nature, red in tooth and claw", "better to have loved and lost", "Theirs not to reason why, / Theirs but to do and die", and "My strength is as the strength of ten, / Because my heart is pure". He is the second most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, after Shakespeare.
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