A Blueprint of His Dissent: Madness and Method in Tennyson's PoetryBucknell University Press, 1989 - 137 pages A systematic examination of five poems by Tennyson revealing a subtle encoding by the poet of a multi-level criticism of Victorian mores. The dementia of Tennyson's mad speakers is shown to arise from problematic Victorian conflicts about faith, duty, death, and the suppression of desire. |
Contents
Acknowledgments | 9 |
The Emerging Pattern | 17 |
The Pillar and the Pillory | 32 |
Narcissus and the Quest for Familial Reintegration | 48 |
The Fears That Throng the CouncilHall | 67 |
Mother of Sorrows or Mother Devourer? | 90 |
Pure or Refracted Light on | 102 |
Conclusion | 114 |
Bibliography | 130 |
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References to this book
The Artistry and Tradition of Tennyson's Battle Poetry Timothy J. Lovelace No preview available - 2003 |