Tennyson.....life and works
Lord Alfred Tennyson was born on August 6, 1809, at Somersby Rectory in Lincolnshire. His father's name was Dr George Clayton Tennyson and his mother's name was Elizabeth. He was sent to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1828. He was awarded the Chancellor's English Medal for his poem Timbuctoo in 1829. He was rector of Somersby. After the death of his father, he left Cambridge without taking his degree. He got married to Emily Sellwood in 1850. He became the Poet Laureate in 1850 after Wordsworth. He died on October 6, 1892. He was buried in the Westminster Abbey. He was the most popular poet of the Victorian Age. It was an age of social unrest, social reforms, educational expansion, political consciousness and scientific advancement. He was the most representative poet of his age. His poetry shows all the main characteristics of the Victorian Age. He has expressed both virtues and vices of his time in his works in an impressive way.
His main works are--
- The Princess
- In Memoriam
- The Lotus Eaters
- Locksley Hall
- Break, Break, Break
- The lady of Shalott
- Locksley Hall Sixty Years After
- The Palace of Art
- The Miller's Daughter
