Tennyson - The Muses' Tug of War (Paperback)

Albright contends that Tennyson's ``aesthetic goals were . . . in conflict'' and that his poetry attempts to ``unite two incompatible poetics,'' one governed by a heavenly muse, the other by an earthly muse suspicious of the idealizations and abstractions held dear by the first. The result is a poetry of ``myopia and astigmatism.'' With its neatly pursued argument and jargon-free text, this study offers many insights, though a readership fluently conversant with the Tennysonian opus (not just the major poems) is assumed. This is a good beginning for the Virginia Victorian Studies series, which will deal in literary topics from 1830 to 1914. Presumably the series, like this book, will be aimed at an audience at the advanced undergraduate level or above. The book is recommended, accordingly.

General

Imprint:	University of Virginia Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Victorian Literature and Culture Series
Release date:	May 2015
Authors:	Daniel Albright
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	268
ISBN-13:	978-0-8139-3786-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Poetry texts & anthologies > General
LSN:	0-8139-3786-8
Barcode:	9780813937861

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