This biographical and critical study of Tennyson aims to show what went into the making of the man, exploring the power, subtlety and variety of his poems, along with the artistic principles and preoccupations which shaped his life's work. This edition includes upgraded references and quotations taking account of recent scholarship, notably Tennyson's letters which have now been published. Two appendices deal with "The Charge of the Light Brigade" and "Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington". The author has written a ...
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This biographical and critical study of Tennyson aims to show what went into the making of the man, exploring the power, subtlety and variety of his poems, along with the artistic principles and preoccupations which shaped his life's work. This edition includes upgraded references and quotations taking account of recent scholarship, notably Tennyson's letters which have now been published. Two appendices deal with "The Charge of the Light Brigade" and "Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington". The author has written a number of books including "Milton's Grand Style", "Keats and Embarrassment", "The Force of Poetry" and "T.S. Eliot and Prejudice". He has edited "The Poems of Tennyson", "The New Oxford Book of Victorian Verse", "A.E. Housman: Collected Poems and Selected Prose" and "The Tennyson Archive".
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 2nd Edition, 1989; Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards, mildly edge-worn; Previous owner intials present at front free end-page; Text free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket VG+, mildly edge-worn; Jacket now housed in protective mylar to ensure further preservation; An exceptional copy.
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Good. Size: 8x5x1; All proceeds benefit local libraries. Former library with all the usual stamps, markings and labels. I see two pages that have pen marks in the margins, otherwise the pages are clean. No creases or tears of the pages. There is a clear protective cover over the dust jacket. The jacket is in good condition with minor wear. There is wear along the edges of the cloth hard cover.
