Selected Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson

Although Tennyson (1809-1892) has often been characterized as an austere, bearded patriarch and laureate of the Victorian age, his poems speak clearly to the imagination of the late 20th century. His mastery of rhyme, meter, imagery and mood brilliantly communicate their messages. Much given to melancholy and feelings of aching desolation, Tennyson's verse also carries clear messages of hope.