Tennyson: The Unquiet Heart
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A landmark work of literary biography, Tennyson: The Unquiet Heart chronicles the life of Alfred, Lord Tennyson with remarkable depth and psychological insight, tracing his journey from a troubled childhood in rural Lincolnshire to his celebrated reign as Victorian England's Poet Laureate. Robert Bernard Martin uncovers the profound anxieties, personal losses, and creative struggles that shaped one of the nineteenth century's most beloved poetic voices, presenting Tennyson not as a distant monument of literary history but as a deeply human figure beset by self-doubt, grief, and an almost desperate need for affection. The biography details the formative friendships, most notably with Arthur Henry Hallam whose early death inspired the elegiac masterpiece In Memoriam, and illustrates how sorrow and longing became the very engine of Tennyson's art. Written with scholarly rigor yet an accessible, narrative warmth, Martin's portrait argues that the restlessness at the core of Tennyson's character — his unquiet heart — was inseparable from the lyrical beauty and emotional power that defined his poetry. This authoritative and richly researched biography stands as an essential companion for anyone seeking to understand the man behind such enduring works as Idylls of the King and Ulysses.
Author: Robert Bernard Martin
Format: Paperback
Published: 1983, Clarendon Press · Oxford
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A landmark work of literary biography, Tennyson: The Unquiet Heart chronicles the life of Alfred, Lord Tennyson with remarkable depth and psychological insight, tracing his journey from a troubled childhood in rural Lincolnshire to his celebrated reign as Victorian England's Poet Laureate. Robert Bernard Martin uncovers the profound anxieties, personal losses, and creative struggles that shaped one of the nineteenth century's most beloved poetic voices, presenting Tennyson not as a distant monument of literary history but as a deeply human figure beset by self-doubt, grief, and an almost desperate need for affection. The biography details the formative friendships, most notably with Arthur Henry Hallam whose early death inspired the elegiac masterpiece In Memoriam, and illustrates how sorrow and longing became the very engine of Tennyson's art. Written with scholarly rigor yet an accessible, narrative warmth, Martin's portrait argues that the restlessness at the core of Tennyson's character — his unquiet heart — was inseparable from the lyrical beauty and emotional power that defined his poetry. This authoritative and richly researched biography stands as an essential companion for anyone seeking to understand the man behind such enduring works as Idylls of the King and Ulysses.