Tennyson Echoing Wordsworth - by Jayne Thomas (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>This book 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 centralised way than previously recognised.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Uncovering Wordsworth's influence on Tennyson</strong></p> <p>This book 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 centralised way than previously recognised. </p> <p>Focusing on some of the most representative poems of Tennyson's career, including 'The Lady of Shalott', 'Ulysses' and <em>In Memoriam</em>, the study examines the echoes from Wordsworth that these poems contain and the transformative part they play in his poetry, moving beyond existing accounts of Wordsworthian influence in the selected texts to uncover new and revealing connections and interactions that shed a penetrating light on Tennyson's poetic relationship with his Romantic predecessor.</p> <p><strong>Key Features</strong></p> <ul> <li>First book-length study of Tennyson's poetic relationship with Wordsworth</li> <li>By focusing on echoes or parallel passages, book reevaluates Tennyson's poetic relationship with Wordsworth </li> <li>Reveals Wordsworth as the lynchpin of Tennyson's poetry</li> <li>Recalibrates critical estimates of Tennyson as poet, Poet Laureate and Post-Romantic poet</li> <p></p></ul> <p></p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Uncovering Wordsworth's influence on Tennyson This book 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 centralised way than previously recognised. Focusing on some of the most representative poems of Tennyson's career, including 'The Lady of Shalott', 'Ulysses' and In Memoriam, the study examines the echoes from Wordsworth that these poems contain and the transformative part they play in his poetry, moving beyond existing accounts of Wordsworthian influence in the selected texts to uncover new and revealing connections and interactions that shed a penetrating light on Tennyson's poetic relationship with his Romantic predecessor. Jayne Thomas is a Postdoctoral Researcher, specialising in Romantic influences in Victorian poetry.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Dr Jayne Thomas is a Postdoctoral Researcher, specialising in Romantic influences in Victorian poetry. She received her PhD from Cardiff University in 2014. Her article 'Tennyson's "Tithonus" and the Revision of Wordsworth's "Tintern Abbey' appeared in <i>Connotations: A Journal for Critical Debate</i> in 2017. She has also published on the Anglo-Irish author George Moore, in 2012 and 2013 respectively.<p>
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