Tennyson
Lord Alfred Tennyson was the most famous poet of the Victorian age. Ever since he was little, Alfred had an extreme interest in poetry. During his years in Cambridge University, he made many life long friends, but one in particular, Arthur Hallam was his most beloved and best friend. When Arthur died at the age of 22, Alfred was overwhelmed and therefore thrown into a state of depression. Twenty-seven years after Arthur's death, Tennyson published "In Memoriam", a poem written in memory of Arthur Hallam. In the poem lies the quote "so many worlds, so much to do, so little done, such things to be". Tennyson wrote the quote to show his regret for the early and sudden death of his best friend, Hallam, and subsequently, his life was lived up to the essence of the quote, he lived an eventful life of fame, and fortune. Alfred Tennyson, born on August 6, 1809 at Somersby, Lincolnshire, England, was the fourth of 12 children. At home, the children had to live on what they had. The father was an intelligent but unstable clergyman. For seven years (from 1820-1827), Alfred was home schooled by his father. Even though faced with hardship, Tennyson was able to receive a wide literary education. During his pre-teens, Tennyson had a
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were primary fans of his works. At about the same time that Alfred met Arthur; he received the chancellor's medal for his poem "Timbuctoo". The business went bankrupt and so did Alfred. The ceremony was chaotic and disorganized, however, problems were taken cared of "the cake had not arrived in time nor the dress, and the white gloves had disappeared in a carpetbag" (Emily recalled telling her son). This event will later lead to his greatest work, "In Memoriam". As a result, he became fluent with Hebrew and Persian. "He was a great poet, and his ideas were ever grand, noble, and elevating. It is not Arthur who's the only one in love. On one occasion, Prince Albert dropped-in to Tennyson's house to show his admiration for the volumes of ingenious poetry that Tennyson had provide the public with. " That reason justifies the 50 years Tennyson used periodically to work on and ultimately complete the set of 12 books that represented his "life's work" (Abrams, pg. Alfred was the only one in England who earned a substantial amount of income from his work (TB, pg.
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