Tennyson echoing Wordsworth /

Explores Tennyson's poetic relationship with Wordsworth through a close analysis of Tennyson's borrowing of the earlier poet's words and phrases, an approach that positions Wordsworth in Tennyson's poetry in a more centralized way than previously recognized. Focusing on some of t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Thomas, Jayne (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, > Baron, > 1809-1892 > Criticism and interpretation. Wordsworth, William, > 1770-1850 > Influence. Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, > Baron, > 1809-1892. Wordsworth, William, > 1770-1850. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements
Introduction
"'She has a lovely face"': Tennyson and "The Lady of Shalott"
"All experience is an arch": Tennyson's "Ulysses" and the revision of Wordsworth
"The dead man touched me from the past": Tennyson's "In Memoriam" and Wordsworth
Monodrama and madness: "Maud" and the shrieking of the Wainscot mouse
Tennyson's "Tithonus" and the revision of Wordsworth's "Tintern Abbey"
Conclusion: crossing the Wordsworthian bar. Bibliography
Index.