The study of language was central to the thinking of Tennyson and his circle of friends. The period of his education was a time of interest in the subject, as a
The poet's reputation has weathered even the most vitriolic attempts to discredit both the man and his writings; and as criticism of the late twentieth century
First Published in 1960, Critical Essays on the Poetry of Tennyson presents a collection of essays, most of which have been previously published in periodicals