Essays Tagged: "Alfred, Lord Tennyson"

An Explication of Tennyson's 'Tithonus'

Alfred, Lord Tennyson's 'Tithonus' explains mans desire for immortality gone astray. Tennyson writes ...

(3 pages) 42 0 4.6 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology

How Literature was Affected in the Victorian Age

s more powerful and the rich became more vulnerable(6). The novels of Charles Dickens, the poems of Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Robert Browning, the dramatic plays of Oscar Wilde, the scientific discove ... built schools for the lower classes. Also the Queen invited prominent Victorian age writers such as Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Charles Dickens to read privately to her in Buckingham Palace(Packard 59). ...

(6 pages) 361 1 2.7 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Anaylsis of Alfred Lord Tennyson's - The Eagle

In the poem, The Eagle: A Fragment, Alfred Lord Tennyson questions the position of man in the universe and demonstrates how his existence is tr ...

(3 pages) 60 1 4.3 Oct/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

"The Final Adventure"-- comparative essay on two poems: "Ulysses" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson and "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas

try to help explain the complicated emotions associated with death. Two such poems are "Ulysses" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson and "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas. The two poems use ...

(3 pages) 114 0 4.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"Lady of Shalott" by William Holman Hunt.

t's painting The Lady of Shalott (Version 2) is painted from the poem by the same title, written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. William Holman Hunt chose to paint emotionally charged moments and he capture ... #William Holman Hunt's painting The Lady of Shalott caused much controversy between the painter and Alfred, Lord Tennyson because Tennyson felt that the painting was not true to his poem. Hunt replied ...

(6 pages) 83 0 4.3 May/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

"The golden compass" by phillip pullman to a quote by Tennyson ("to seek, to strive, to find and not to yield."

During the novel, The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman, Lyra's life follows the quote by Alfred Lord Tennyson "to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield". As she matures through her experience ... es to find another way to accomplish her goal.While she stays with the gyptians, she finds out that Lord Asriel is her father. At this point in her life, she cannot imagine someone better to fill in t ...

(2 pages) 75 1 4.5 Sep/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

This research paper discusses the link between creativity and mood disorders.

gnosis of creative individuals post-mortem. Examples of this include William Blake, Lord Byron, and Alfred, Lord Tennyson who were suspected to have had radical mood swings. Painters like Vincent van ...

(5 pages) 155 0 3.6 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

Victorian Period Essay

vered in class. He wrote a poem named Porphyria's Lover.Another writer that we covered in class was Alfred, Lord Tennyson. He became the poet laureate in 1850. The poet laureate is an honor, which nam ...

(4 pages) 76 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Criticising Alfred lord tennyosn

Tennyson a real genius or merely a manAlfred lord Tennyson's work has been read in the classroom but some critics believe that his work was not o ... st so we have nothing to compare it to so we believe it is the deepest. I still believe that Alfred Lord Tennyson is a gifted and talented writer because if he was anything but his poems would never h ...

(2 pages) 35 0 4.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

'Dulce Et Decorum Est' by Wilfred Owen, compared to 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' by Alfred Lord Tennyson.

'Dulce Et Decorum Est' by Wilfred Owen, compared to'The Charge of the Light Brigade' by Alfred Lord Tennyson.The poem 'Dulce et Decorum est', by Wilfred Owen, was a form of moral propaganda. Wilf ... sees this man die again and again, but cannot save him.'The Charge of the Light Brigade' by Alfred Lord Tennyson was about a hopeless charge into 'the valley of death', where many of the 600 men died ...

(5 pages) 88 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Victorian England; Social Issues Through Three Poets: Elizabeth Barret Browning, Robert Browning, Alfred Lord Tennyson

ed, and the unemployed continued to develop. Elizabeth Barret Browning, Robert Browning, and Alfred Lord Tennyson were three leading poets of the era who explored themes of social conscience and class ... ht have been old, but the unfairness it speaks of was fresh and topical in the Victorian Era.Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade" certainly met the requirement of being curren ...

(4 pages) 80 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Explain in detail the symbolism used by Alfred, Lord Tennyson in his poem "The Lady of Shalott

The poem "The Lady of Shalott" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson takes it's inspiration from the popular legends of King Arthur. It tells the s ...

(5 pages) 52 0 5.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

To remember and never forget

"Tears, Idle Tears" by Alfred Lord Tennyson)"Tears, Idle Tears" is a passionate and loving poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson in which the main theme refers not only to an old passion from the past, but a ...

(5 pages) 26 0 3.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Analysis of Three War Poems - Charge of the Light Brigade, Dulce and Decorem Est and A speech from Henry V

peech of Henry V before the battle of Harfleur William Shakespeare2'The Charge of The Light Brigade'Alfred, Lord Tennyson3'Dolce Et Decorum Est'Wilfred OwenEach of these poems were written in differen ...

(4 pages) 50 0 5.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Allusion Within The Works

by many writers across all the literary periods. In particular, during the Victorian period, Alfred Lord Tennyson's, "The Lady of Shalott" and Robert Browning's, "Andrea del Sarto" and "My ...

(10 pages) 20 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Poetic analysis of 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

The disastrous cavalry charge during the Battle of Balaclava is still very much remembered today in Alfred, Lord Tennyson's narrative poem, 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'. In every line of the six ... s has passed, we are still reminded of the bravery of the soldiers at the charge. Through this poem Alfred, Lord Tennyson is exposing us to the terrifying scene of the battle and we are now shown the ...

(4 pages) 49 0 5.0 Nov/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

The Lotos Flower

like heaven where they are able to reflect on their lives. The poem, "The Lotos-eaters," by Alfred Lord Tennyson goes into Odysseus's and his men's encounters deeper and forces the reader to reflect ...

(4 pages) 1624 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

What Is Love?

s hidden . "Sometimes the heart sees what the eye's can't".Just as love is found, it's lost. Alfred Lord Tennyson once said "Tis better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all." In my o ...

(3 pages) 13 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Alfred Tennyson known today as Alfred Lord Tennyson was born

Alfred Tennyson known today as Alfred Lord Tennyson was born in Somersby Lincolnshire on August 6th, 1809. Alfred Tennyson was born fourth ...

(2 pages) 1329 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Huckleberry finn by mark twain hsc essay compared to rpf and selected poems for journeys module journey more important than arrival

lip Noyce, and the poems “Ithaka” by Constanine Cavafy, and “Ulysses” by Alfred Lord Tennyson, in which each protagonist is educated, extended and cultured on their respective jour ...

(8 pages) 9 0 3.0 Jun/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain