Alfred Tennyson (International) assertion Alfred Tennyson i(A60249 works by) (a.k.a. Alfred Lord Tennyson)
This international person is included in AustLit to identify a relationship with Australian literature.
Born: Established: 6 Aug 1809 Somersby, Lincolnshire,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 6 Oct 1892 Aldworth, Berkshire,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
Gender: Male
Heritage: British
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Alfred Tennyson was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom. Most of his poetry was based on classical or mythological themes and his most famous work is Idylls of the King (1885), a series of narrative poems based on King Arthur and the Arthurian tales.

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Notes

  • Alfred Tennyson is included in AustLit because his work work was produced in the Australian colonies during the colonial era; is published (in part or in full), advertised or reviewed in Australian colonial newspapers and magazines; and/or is the subject of Australian literary comment, adaptation or creative writing.

  • For further information, see: Christopher Ricks, ‘Tennyson, Alfred, first Baron Tennyson (1809–1892)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2006 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/27137, accessed 22 April 2014]

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Influence on:
Australia to England : A Reply to Lord Tennyson's 'Hands All Round' Alexander Sutherland , 1890 single work poetry
The March of the 'Life Brigade' : After Tennyson and after the Fenians 1868 single work poetry
Maud Ray R. Tyndale , 2000 sequence poetry
Charge of the Balls Brigade Gary Langford , 2014 single work poetry
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