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The central importance of naturalistic vision - of a sense of man's life as part of nature - is emphasized in this study of the poetry of Tennyson and Swinburne. In tracing this vision, Professor McSweeney makes a series of qualitative distinctions leading to a revaluation of the achievements of both poets. McSweeney begins with an examination of Swinburne's critical and creative response to Tennyson, revealing Swinburne's perception of the effect that Tennyson's suppression of naturalistic vision and his consequent overemphasis on morality and metaphysical speculation had on his poetry. A brief discussion of Tennyson's response to Swinburne is followed by an analysis of the literary climate of the 1820s and 1830s, necessary for an understanding of the central feature of Tennyson's artistic development: the complex mutation which transformed him from a wholly Romantic poet into a largely Victorian one. Tracing the development of Tennyson's poetry, McSweeney examines some of the best-known works, including 'The Lady of Shalott, ' 'The Hesperides, ' 'The Two Voices, ' and 'The Lotos Eaters, ' and supplies analyses of In Memoriam and Idylls of the King. A thematic overview of Swinburn

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Author

McSweeney, Kerry, 1941-

Publisher

Univ of Toronto Pr; Brand: Univ of Toronto Pr

Published

1981

Language

EN

ISBN

9781487577698

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Humanities