{"product_id":"alfred-lord-tennyson-selected-poems-9780140424430","title":"Alfred Lord Tennyson: Selected Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003e'Into the jaw of Death Into the mouth of Hell Rode the six hundred' \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria's reign, Alfred Lord Tennyson's spellbinding poetry epitomized the Victorian age. The works in this volume trace nearly sixty years of his literary careerand show the wide variety of poetic forms he mastered. This selection gives some of Tennyson's most famous works in full, including \u003ci\u003eMaud\u003c\/i\u003e, depicting a tragic love affair, and \u003ci\u003eIn Memoriam\u003c\/i\u003e, a profound tribute to his dearest friend. Excerpts from\u003ci\u003e Idylls of the King\u003c\/i\u003e show a lifelong passion for Arthurian legend, also seen in the dream-like \u003ci\u003eThe Lady of Shalot\u003c\/i\u003e and in \u003ci\u003eMorte d'Arthur\u003c\/i\u003e. Other works respond to contemporary events, such as \u003ci\u003eOde on the Death of the Duke of Wellington\u003c\/i\u003e, written in Tennyson's official role as Poet Laureate, or the patriotic\u003ci\u003e Charge of the Light Brigade\u003c\/i\u003e, while \u003ci\u003eLocksley Hall\u003c\/i\u003e provides a Utopian vision of the future, and the late poem \u003ci\u003eCrossing the Bar\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting meditation on his own mortality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e is edited with an introduction and notes by Christopher Ricks. In his introduction, Ricks discusses aspects of Tennyson's life and works, his revisions of his poems, and his friendship with Arthur Hallam. This edition also includes a chronology, further reading and notes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alfred Tennyson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.74h x 5.14w x 1.03d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140424430","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42713647284361,"sku":"9780140424430","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_f80e4900-ebb8-4589-85c2-a426126dec1f.jpg?v=1719618634","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/alfred-lord-tennyson-selected-poems-9780140424430","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}