Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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 1869 Carbon print by Julia Margaret Cameron |
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| Born | 6 August 1809 Somersby, Lincolnshire, England, UK |
| Died | October 6, 1892 (aged 83) Haslemere, Surrey, England |
| Occupation | Poet laureate |
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Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom in the Victorian era. He remains one of the most popular poets in the English language.
Tennyson was excellent at writing short lyrics like In the valley of Cauteretz, Break, break, break, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Tears, idle tears and Crossing the Bar. Much of his verse was based on classical mythological themes, although In Memoriam A.H.H. was written to commemorate (remember) his best friend Arthur Hallam, a fellow poet and classmate at Trinity College, Cambridge, who was engaged to Tennyson's sister, but died from a cerebral hemorrhage before they were married. Tennyson also wrote some notable blank verse including Idylls of the King, Ulysses, and Tithonus. During his career, Tennyson attempted drama, but his plays were not very successful.
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