1st Edition
Tennyson's Name Identity and Responsibility in the Poetry of Alfred Lord Tennyson
By Anna Barton
Copyright 2008
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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Seeking to understand Tennyson's poetry as the work of a man concerned with making and then living up to one of the most famous names in Victorian literature, Anna Barton offers close readings of Tennyson's major works. From his obscure beginning as 'A.T.', one of two anonymous brothers, to the height of his success, when he held the impressive title 'Alfred Lord Tennyson, DCL, Poet Laureate', the... Read more
Contents: Introduction: 'of names'; 'General names' and 'small names': Tennyson's 2 juvenalia; Inherited names; Naming the dead; Anonymity and the responsible name; The commodified name; The names of old friends; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Anna Barton is a lecturer in English at the University of Sheffield, UK.
’Barton's study is complex, deft and consistently engaging.’ Sharp News ’This is a fine, original, and thoughtful study of Tennyson... It is a peculiarly stimulating and successful analysis, written with seriousness, but also wit... this is a model of how to write a critical study of poetry in the modern academy.’ Tennyson Research Bulletin ’Through her original analytical approach, Barton foregrounds a neglected dimension of Tennyson’s poetic career. In this sense, the remarkable merit of Tennyson’s Name lies in the fact that it offers a series of stimulating ideas, thus contributing to the overall reappraisal of Tennyson’s production that we have witnessed in the last half century.’ Rivista di Studi Vittoriani 'Barton's study is a valuable source of literary insight which offers important new readings of even some of Tennyson's best-loved and most-discussed poems; and it should prove a source of further inspiration and enjoyment to both scholars and new readers, alike.' English Studies '... an excellent account of an intriguing aspect of Tennyson's life and work.' Modern Language Review
