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Tennyson's Scepticism
Aidan Day
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Paperback. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Tennyson is not known for his scepticism. This book argues that he should be. It proposes a revaluation of the way in which his work is read. Tennyson has always been understood as a poet who is committed primarily to endorsing spiritual values. But this study argues that much of his poetry is driven by a metaphysical scepticism that is associated, in part, with rational perspectives deriving from Enlightenment thought. The scepticism in Tennyson's poetry partakes in the complex generation of the modern that was taking place in his era. One of the purposes of the study is to demonstrate ... Read more
Tennyson is not known for his scepticism. This book argues that he should be. It proposes a revaluation of the way in which his work is read. Tennyson has always been understood as a poet who is committed primarily to endorsing spiritual values. But this study argues that much of his poetry is driven by a metaphysical scepticism that is associated, in part, with rational perspectives deriving from Enlightenment thought. The scepticism in Tennyson's poetry partakes in the complex generation of the modern that was taking place in his era. One of the purposes of the study is to demonstrate ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
Number of Pages
225
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349542703
SKU
V9781349542703
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About Aidan Day
AIDAN DAY is Professor of British Literature at the University of Aarhus, Denmark. He was formerly Professor of Nineteenth Century and Contemporary Literature at the University of Edinburgh. He is joint editor of an annotated facsimile edition of Tennyson's complete poetical manuscripts, The Tennyson Archive (31 vols, 1987-93).
Reviews for Tennyson's Scepticism
'This is a stimulating and necessary book.' - Valerie Purton, The Tennyson Society