Alfred Tennyson. The Poetry Collections. Illustrated

Alfred Tennyson was the Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets. Number of phrases from Tennyson's work have become commonplace in the English language. As source material for his poetry, Tennyson used a wide range of subject matter ranging from medieval legends to classical myths and from domestic situations to observations of nature. Tennyson was a craftsman who polished and revised his manuscripts extensively, to the point where his efforts at self-editing were described by his contemporary Robert Browning as "insane", symptomatic of "mental infirmity". Contents: 1. The Poetry  POEMS, BY TWO BROTHERS TIMBUCTOO: A POEM POEMS, CHIEFLY LYRICAL POEMS, 1832 THE LOVER'S TALE. A FRAGMENT. POEMS, 1842 MISCELLANEOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO PERIODICALS, 1831-1868 THE PRINCESS: A MEDLEY IN MEMORIAM A. H. H. MAUD, AND OTHER POEMS IDYLLS OF THE KING ENOCH ARDEN AND OTHER POEMS BALLADS AND OTHER POEMS TIRESIAS AND OTHER POEMS LOCKSLEY HALL SIXTY YEARS AFTER, ETC. DEMETER AND OTHER POEMS THE DEATH OF ŒNONE, AND OTHER POEMS 2. The Plays QUEEN MARY: A DRAMA HAROLD: A DRAMA BECKET THE CUP: A TRAGEDY THE FALCON THE PROMISE OF MAY THE FORESTERS: ROBIN HOOD AND MAID MARIAN