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Enoch Arden : Tennyson's Epic Poem

crazyrals wrote 1 month ago: Long lines of cliff breaking have left a chasm; And in the chasm are foam and yellow sands; Beyond, … more →

Tags: Literature, Poem, Enoch Arden

’Tis Better to Have Loved and Lost……

Monideepa wrote 2 months ago: Alfred Tennyson started writing “In Memoriam” after he lost his closest friend in 1833. It took him … more →

Tags: stopping by woods, In Memoriam, Friendship, Love

Elaine of Astolat: The Lady of Shalott

sayingenough wrote 3 months ago: The Lily Maid of Astolat History, being rather unclear, has many different versions of Elaine, Lily … more →

Tags: History, king arthur, lady of shalott, elain of astolat, sir lancelot

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Tammy Lu wrote 3 months ago: Untitled (detail) Pencil on paper 65cm x 50cm © 2009 Tammy Lu On either side the river lie Long fiel … more →

Tags: Drawings, Poetry, The Lady of Shalott

The Lady of Shalott2 comments

homepaddock wrote 6 months ago: Barbara Anderson’s autobiography,  Getting There, recounts her early encounters with literatur … more →

Tags: Poetry, The Lady of Shalott, Barbara Anderson

Alfred Tennyson

CantervilleGhost wrote 6 months ago: ALFRED TENNYSON (1809-1892), English poet Portrait: Helen Allingham … more →

Tags: TENNYSON Alfred, Helen Allingham

No Redemption in Disneyland

Agonistes wrote 6 months ago: I love Disneyland. I love Disney World. During a recent trip I had the opportunity to visit Disneyla … more →

Tags: Culture, Redemption, walt disney, Disney World, main street, Disneyland, Ernest Hemingway, Green Hills of Africa, Greatest Celebration on Earth

The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)6 comments

dustedoff wrote 6 months ago: Guts. Glory. Revenge. Honour. Two brothers in love with the same girl. A tale based on Alfred, Lord … more →

Tags: Hollywood, Film Review, c. henry gordon, Errol Flynn, david niven, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Battle of Balaklava, Olivia De Havilland, Patrick Knowles

Quotes On Love 01.

Chitraparna wrote 6 months ago: I hold it true, whate’er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; ‘Tis better to have love … more →

Tags: Quotes on Love, Love Quotes

Alfred Tennyson

CantervilleGhost wrote 8 months ago: ALFRED TENNYSON (1809-1892), English poet Portrait: John Everett Millais … more →

Tags: TENNYSON Alfred, John Everett Millais

'Catch-up' Book List 2009

novelinsights wrote 11 months ago: Sitting at home with the sniffles and the last episode of Tudors series II on pause, I was suddenly … more →

Tags: Book Thoughts, Margaret Atwood, markus zusak, Sophie Hannah, Graham Green, Robert Graves, Stella Duffy, Will Self

Wishing 20091 comment

matt wrote 11 months ago: Tho’ much is taken, much abides; and tho’ We are not now that strength which in old days … more →

POEM OF THE DAY: The Death of the Old Year

wepoplaski wrote 11 months ago: by Alfred Tennyson (1809 – 1892).   The Death of the Old Year   Full knee-deep lies the winter snow, … more →

Tags: poem-of-the-day, Poem, Poetry, The Death of the Old Year

Merry Squidmas!

mig3x5 wrote 1 year ago: Every so often, I see something that restores my faith in the world. With the economy in shambles, t … more →

Tags: Humor, random awesomeness, Cthulhu, sea monster, Christmas, Holidays, merry squidmas, kraken, H.P. Lovecraft

The Lady of Shalott by Alfred Tennyson

Thérèse wrote 1 year ago: The romance in this poem is in direct contrast to its sadness. Plus, I like how Anne Shirley read it … more →

Tags: The Lady of Shalott

Words

The Penguin wrote 1 year ago: I sometimes hold it half a sin To put in words the grief I feel: For words, like Nature, half reveal … more →

Tags: Poems, Quotations, Poem, WorDs, explanation, Explaining

Alfred Lord Tennyson: 'Vastness'

Jason Goroncy wrote 1 year ago: I. Many a hearth upon our dark globe sighs after many a vanish’d face, Many a planet by many a … more →

Tags: Poetry

The [best] poet is the true prophet

Jason Goroncy wrote 1 year ago: ‘It has often been said that the teachers of the age’s religion are to be sought rather among … more →

Tags: Art, Poetry, Preaching, PT Forsyth

A Different Look at Gender Equality

gregspace wrote 1 year ago: We have recently discussed Alfred Tennyson’s “The Woman’s Cause is Man’s … more →

Tags: English Literature since 1800, gender equality, Commentary, Women, Cause, Man


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