Essays on Tennyson

There are key features which define Victorian era literature. While some trends in literature may be difficult to define, the Victorian era is not. It is not only easily definable, current classic literature is riddled with examples of it. Victorian era literature contains some combination of several primary characteristics. While not every piece contains every characteristic, it is common to find more than one in those works. It includes serialization resulting in many Victorian era literary works being interminably long. Often ideas of industrialization appear as it reflects the changes people from every social stratum were forced to cope ...

Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 by design mocks the traditional love poems of Shakespeare’s times. More traditional love poems were rife with exaggerated comparisons that extolled the beauty of the beloved. Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 outright makes fun of such things in lines like the opening: “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun;” (1). While much of his poem is spent describing her lover’s shortcomings, in the end he claims to love her. Shakespearean sonnets are fourteen lines long and consist of four parts (Kennedy n.p.; Owen 260). The first three parts known as quatrains each consist ...

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Fashion photography is the use of a photograph to display clothing or accessories. Typically, fashion photography has a marketable intent as it is used in documenting or selling the particular fashion in the photo. Fashion photography has the ability to expose attitudes, ambitions, sense of taste of time, visions, desires, values, sexuality and self-image. The photographer hopes to give the viewer something to believe in. Baron Adolf de Meyer was the first American fashion photography to have impact on the fashion photography industry with the use of form, and light. Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue were the first fashion ...

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson is a vivid representative of the Victorian period in the history of England, and particularly, the English literature. Together with the English society he was witnessing the industrial development of the world and together with the Victorian community he felt hostile towards these changes. For these convictions he was highly appreciated by the members of the Victorian society and the Queen herself. We will analyze two of his poems, which reflect his attitude to biological and geological progress – “In Memoriam” and “The Epic”. The poem “The Epic” tells us about a Christmas Eve and four ...

Originating in the middle of the twentieth century, the theory of existentialism is based on the principle that it is a person’s actions that determine the course of his mental, emotional and spiritual development. The focus of the theory is on the fact that each individual has the freedom to choose a course of action that would to reach their maximum potential . More importantly, the theory states that in order to truly exist, a person has to be aware of his own hidden talent and it is this self-awareness that allows human beings to reach the stage of ...

In Memoriam A.H.H- Alfred Lord Tennyson Tennyson’s long poem is an intriguing account of his long grief for his departed friend. In the poem, Tennyson expresses his sadness about his friend’s death and at the same time addresses several concerns at the time about humanity, religion and the world of his time. The poem presents conflicts between religion and nature, of which Tennyson resolves to reconcile himself to reality at end of the poem. Tennyson’s grief exposes the turmoil that he goes through in understanding the nature and religion and the reason for grief in life. ...

“In Memoriam A.H.H.”, a poem by the British poet Lord Alfred Tennyson, is a requiem for his beloved friend Arthur Henry Hallam. It touches upon many significant aspects of Victorian society. In that time there appeared a serious conflict between science and religion caused by Darwin’s theory. His scientific suppositions that people evolved from apes struck many people in their faith. Moreover, the Victorian era is marked by a rapid growth of industry (facories, mills, etc.) which made many people greedy and more materialistic. Their moving away from religion closer to capitalism only enlarged the gap and increased ...

The number of people on the planet continues to increase and with them, the need for more and more nutritious food grows. For that reason, scientists seek research to genetically change plants and animals to provide medicine, good, and organisms not for consumption. As the public is exposed to information on genetically modified organisms (GMOs), strong opinions are forged concerning the safety of eating them. Questions arise over the risks presented to human beings and the environment, if GMOs are really necessary to supply the world with adequate amounts of food, if there are alternatives, and what surrounding ethical ...

Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote In Memoriam A.H.H. after the death of his friend, Arthur Henry Hallam (Furneaux). Despite covering various questions of human life in the elegy, Tennyson commemorates the birth of his friend in this particular poem. “CVII” develops the theme of lasting relationships that continue after the death of Hallam. Moreover, it is clear that the author is eager to show his ‘recovered happiness’ after so many years of painful sorrow (Woodhouse). Indeed, this intention could be vividly seen with the change of author’s mood as having started with mainly depressing stanzas, he decided to finish ...