UID:
almafu_9958353119202883
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9781442680180
Content:
Stateliest Measures demonstrates that Tennyson's engagement with the long-running and complex nineteenth-century debates concerning Hellenism, Imperialism, and modern British culture was much more profound than his critics have recognized.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgments --
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Introduction: The English Virgil --
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Chapter 1. Tennyson's Classicism in Context: The Victorians and the Ancient World --
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Chapter 2. The Building Blocks of Song: Constructing the Classical Dramatic Monologue --
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Chapter 3. Et in Arcadia: Transcending the Classical Elegy in In Memoriam --
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Chapter 4. Classical Prosody and the 'Ocean Roll of Rhythm' --
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Chapter 5. The Trilogy on Death: 'Ulysses,' 'Tithonus,' and 'Tiresias' --
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Chapter 6. Old Tales for a New Day: Lucretius, Demeter, and Œnone's Return --
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Appendix: Tables of Contents of the First Editions of Tennyson's Works Discussed in This Study --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Index
Language:
English
DOI:
10.3138/9781442680180
URL:
https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442680180
URL:
https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442680180
