Alfred, Lord Tennyson, the man who is famous for his short lyrics and dramatic monologues was born in England in 1809, a well-known poet of Victorian period. In his early stage of life he used to attempt dramas but plays are more successful than them. The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations named Tennyson as ninth most frequently quoted writer. His works are majorly have the themes of classical mythology, historical and political, but he is a writer of all matters. Tennyson was influenced by Byron and Scott poetry from his childhood, his early works has the reflection of his influences.
Name : Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Born : 6 August 1809
Died: 6 October 1892
Genre: Lyric and Short narrative poems
Major Works: “The Battle of Brunanburh”, “Crossing the Bar”, The Idylls of the King, In Memoriam, “The Lady of Shalott”, “The Lotus Eaters”, “The Palace of Art”, “Mariana”, “St. Simeon Stylites”, “Tithonus”, “Ulysses”.
In Memoriam, is written in the memory of the poet's beloved friend Arthur Henry Hellem who died in the age of 22 due to ague in 1849. The Lotus Eaters is a poetry collection published in the year of 1832, Tennyson wrote this in the influence of his trip to Spain with his friend Hellem, this poem describes about a group of a mariners who ate lotus leaves and attain a altered state. The poem 'Ulysses' is one of the most notable and famous work done by this poet, this poem is written in blank verse in 1833 but published in the year 1842 in the dramatic monologue form. Ulysses is a famous character in literature first recorded in Iliad and Odyssey by Homer in 800 B.C. In this Tennyson's poem Ulysses, mythical hero describes his own restlessness to return to his kingdom to meet his wife and son again after the war.
Quotes of Alfred, Lord Tennyson
"I am a part of all that I have met."
"Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers."
"Theirs is not to make reply: Theirs is not to reason why: Theirs is but to do and die."
"If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk in my garden forever."
"There lives more faith in honest doubt, believe me, than in half the creeds."
"Hope smiles on the threshold of the year to come, whispering that it will be happier."
"Dreams are true while they last, and do we not live in dreams?"
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