Alfred Tennyson. The Poetry Collections. Illustrated: IDYLLS OF THE KING, POEMS, BY TWO BROTHERS, IN MEMORIAM A. H. H., TIMBUCTOO AND OTHERS

Alfred Tennyson was the Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets.

Number of phrases from Tennyson's work have become commonplace in the English language.

As source material for his poetry, Tennyson used a wide range of subject matter ranging from medieval legends to classical myths and from domestic situations to observations of nature.

Tennyson was a craftsman who polished and revised his manuscripts extensively, to the point where his efforts at self-editing were described by his contemporary Robert Browning as "insane", symptomatic of "mental infirmity".

Contents:

1. The Poetry

POEMS, BY TWO BROTHERS

TIMBUCTOO: A POEM

POEMS, CHIEFLY LYRICAL

POEMS, 1832

THE LOVER'S TALE. A FRAGMENT.

POEMS, 1842

MISCELLANEOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO PERIODICALS, 1831-1868

THE PRINCESS: A MEDLEY

IN MEMORIAM A. H. H.

MAUD, AND OTHER POEMS

IDYLLS OF THE KING

ENOCH ARDEN AND OTHER POEMS

BALLADS AND OTHER POEMS

TIRESIAS AND OTHER POEMS

LOCKSLEY HALL SIXTY YEARS AFTER, ETC.

DEMETER AND OTHER POEMS

THE DEATH OF ŒNONE, AND OTHER POEMS

2. The Plays

QUEEN MARY: A DRAMA

HAROLD: A DRAMA

BECKET

THE CUP: A TRAGEDY

THE FALCON

THE PROMISE OF MAY

THE FORESTERS: ROBIN HOOD AND MAID MARIAN