F.L. LUCAS - Tennysonby - Writers and Their Work No. 83

Sep 29, 2026

Writers and Their Work No. 83 introduces Alfred, Lord Tennyson as the pre-eminent poet of the Victorian age, outlining his succession to Wordsworth as Poet Laureate and his lasting national significance. It highlights Tennyson’s “silver tongue” and character-creating ability, and emphasizes Lucas’s thoughtful analysis of how later generations may enjoy the poet. Lucas’s scholarship is presented through his broad writing on Greek poetry and tragedy, Elizabethan tragedy, and literary editions, including John Webster.

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GENERAL EDITOR Gcoffrey Bullough

WRITERS AND TH&TR WOR:NO.83 Tennysonby # F.L.LUCAS Published for the British Counciland the National Book Leagueby Longmans,Green &Co OLD WESTBURY LIBRARYNEW YORK INSTITUTEOF TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY 职2299989899 EX LIBRIS NEWYORK INSTITUTEOF TECHNOLOGY 光66666668 OLD WESTBURY LIBRARYNEW YORK INSTITUTEOF TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY https://archive.org/details/tennyson0000unse_n9j0 # OLD WESTBURY LIBRARYNEW YORK INSTITUTE0F TECHNOLOGY LIBRARY IennySOnby F.L.LUCAS Published for the British Counciland the National Book Leagueby Longmans,Green &Co Three shillings and sixpence net Alfred,Lord Tennyson(1809-92),was the pre-eminent poet of theVictorian age.Successor to Wordsworth in the office of Poet Laureate,which he held for over forty years,he became,even in his own life-time,something of a national monument,and his burial at WestminsterAbbey,full of years and honours,seemed-and still seems—whollyappropriate. Mr Lucas,in a thoughtful analysis of Tennyson's varied gifts,showsthe many ways in which succeeding generations may enjoy him;not somuch for his mystical interpretation of nature,for his profundity,or forhis ability in the creation of character,as for his ‘silver tongue’,and forwhat he was and what he stood for.'There is room again’,Mr.Lucasconcludes,'for that natural beauty of the much-loved earth which poetslike Theocritus and Virgil,Wordsworth and Tennyson have madelovelier still.' Mr Lucas,Fellow of King's College,Cambridge,has written onmany subjects,including Greek poetry,Greek tragedy,Elizabethantragedy,and French and English literature of various periods andkinds.Perhaps his most enduring piece of scholarship will be his editionof the work of the Elizabethan tragedian John Webster,published inI927. # Bibliographical Seriesof Supplements to 'British Book News'on Writers and Their Work GENERAL EDITORGcoffrey Bullough [ALFRED TENNYSON was born on 6 August 1809 at SomersbyLincolnshire.He died on 6 October I892 at Aldworth,nearHaselmere,Surrey,and is buried in Westminster Abbey. TENNYSON from a painting by SAMUEL LAURENCEin the National Portrait Gallery

FAQs

Who is described as the pre-eminent poet of the Victorian age?

Alfred, Lord Tennyson is described as the pre-eminent poet of the Victorian age.

What does F.L. Lucas emphasize about Tennyson?

Lucas emphasizes Tennyson’s “silver tongue,” his ability to create character, and the enduring natural beauty found in his poetry.

What additional scholarship work by F.L. Lucas is mentioned?

The text notes Lucas’s enduring scholarship as his edition of John Webster’s work, published in 1927.

Sep 29, 2026

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