Two large resources require a special mention. You can find details of these in the menu on the left. There are also close analyses of poems, and we hope you'll compare your interpretations with the ones set out there. The Cambridge Authors resources for Tennyson include an introduction to his Arthurian poems, as well as several articles that explore his life (especially at Cambridge) and the times he wrote in (for example, looking at the religious and scientific backgrounds, and his presentation of women). Tennyson's persistent interest in the court of King Arthur manifests itself both in early poems (such as 'The Lady of Shalott', and 'The Morte d'Arthur'), and in the great collection Idylls of the King. Another group of poems, telling the stories of King Arthur and his court, would be rewarding to consider. 'The Lotos-Eaters', 'Maud', 'Enoch Arden', 'Mariana', and 'Tithonus', to name just a few, would offer varied rewards to a reader exploring the range of his work. In addition to In Memoriam Tennyson wrote fascinating and well-known poems in numerous collections. He was admitted to the peerage, becoming Baron Tennyson (hence he is often referred to as 'Alfred, Lord Tennyson') in 1883. He published In Memoriam, one of the greatest English poems about grief, loss, and consolation, and he was named Poet Laureate, succeeding Wordsworth.
It was not until later, however, in 1850, that two highly significant events secured his reputation and his financial security. He was very productive throughout the 1830s and 1840s (after leaving university). One was with Arthur Henry Hallam, another poet, whose death in 1833 was a huge blow. By the time he left in 1831, without taking a degree, he had already published his first collection, Poems, Chiefly Lyrical, and formed some very significant friendships. In 1827 he went to Trinity College, Cambridge. The Tennysons were a prominent but quarrelsome family, and he grew up in comfortable but not particularly wealthy circumstances.
Alfred Tennyson was born in 1809 at Somersby, Lincolnshire, the son of the Rector there.
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