{"product_id":"alfred-tennyson-the-major-works-paperback","title":"Alfred Tennyson: The Major Works","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to grapple with loss, faith, and the passage of time? Alfred, Lord Tennyson's \u003cem\u003eThe Major Works\u003c\/em\u003e presents the essential poetry and prose of Victorian England's greatest poet—the chief poetic voice of his age and one of the most highly regarded masters of the music and mood of verse. Tennyson (1809-1892) served as Poet Laureate for over forty years and created some of the most memorable and musically perfect poems in English literature. His work explores grief and memory, faith and doubt, heroism and mortality, the medieval past and Victorian present, with unmatched lyrical beauty and emotional depth. His poetry speaks to timeless human experiences with language of extraordinary musicality and contemplative power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis authoritative Oxford edition brings together a unique combination of Tennyson's poetry and prose spanning his entire career, from striking juvenilia through his decades as Poet Laureate to powerful poetry written in his ninth decade. The collection includes such classics as \"The Lady of Shalott,\" \"Ulysses,\" \"The Charge of the Light Brigade,\" \"Morte d'Arthur,\" and \"Tears, Idle Tears,\" as well as complete major works including the monumental elegy \u003cem\u003eIn Memoriam A.H.H.\u003c\/em\u003e, the dramatic monologue \u003cem\u003eMaud\u003c\/em\u003e, the quasi-feminist epic \u003cem\u003eThe Princess\u003c\/em\u003e, the narrative \u003cem\u003eEnoch Arden\u003c\/em\u003e, and sections of \u003cem\u003eIdylls of the King\u003c\/em\u003e. The poems are augmented with selections from Tennyson's letters and his son Hallam's \u003cem\u003eMemoir\u003c\/em\u003e, where Tennyson discusses his own poetry and the work of others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor contemplative readers, Tennyson's poetry offers profound meditation on grief, faith, memory, and the examined life. His work asks: How do we endure profound loss? What is the relationship between faith and doubt? How do we find meaning in mortality? What does it mean to live heroically in ordinary life? Tennyson's verse becomes a companion for navigating loss and uncertainty—teaching patient grief, courage in doubt, beauty in remembrance, and the conviction that poetry can give form to our deepest experiences of love, loss, and longing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat You'll Discover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTennyson's major works—poetry and prose spanning his entire career\u003cbr\u003eAuthoritative Oxford World's Classics edition with expert introduction and notes\u003cbr\u003eComplete \u003cem\u003eIn Memoriam\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMaud\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Princess\u003c\/em\u003e, and sections of \u003cem\u003eIdylls of the King\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCelebrated poems including \"Ulysses,\" \"The Lady of Shalott,\" and \"The Charge of the Light Brigade\"\u003cbr\u003eSelections from letters and memoir revealing Tennyson's thoughts on poetry\u003cbr\u003eContemplative insights into grief, faith, memory, and the examined life\u003cbr\u003eVictorian England's Poet Laureate and master of lyrical verse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Lincolnshire and educated at Cambridge, where he formed a deep friendship with Arthur Henry Hallam, whose early death inspired \u003cem\u003eIn Memoriam\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the greatest elegies in English. Tennyson became Poet Laureate in 1850 and held the position for forty-two years, the longest tenure in history. His poetry captured the Victorian spirit—its faith and doubt, its progress and nostalgia, its grief and hope. He remains one of the most beloved and musically accomplished poets in English literature, whose work continues to speak to readers navigating loss, seeking faith, and finding beauty in language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Readers of British poetry and Victorian literature, students of Alfred Tennyson and 19th-century poetry, contemplative readers exploring grief and faith, those interested in elegiac poetry and memory, anyone drawn to musical, lyrical verse, readers of poetry about loss, heroism, and the examined life, students of Victorian culture and the Poet Laureate tradition, admirers of poetry that gives beautiful form to profound human experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaperback edition. Tennyson's major works—offering contemplative wisdom on grief, faith, and memory through the musically perfect, emotionally profound voice of Victorian England's greatest poet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mercelia Rose","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46590290559107,"sku":"9780199572762","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/1583\/7571\/files\/alfred_tennyson_the_major_works_including_the_princess_in_memorium_and_maud_oxford_world_classics_book_cover.webp?v=1772293845","url":"https:\/\/www.merceliarose.com\/products\/alfred-tennyson-the-major-works-paperback","provider":"Mercelia Rose","version":"1.0","type":"link"}