 | Tennyson and Swinburne as Romantic Naturalists Subjects: Tennyson Alfred Tennyson Baron 1809-1892 -- Criticism and interpretation; Swinburne Algernon Charles 1837-1909 -- Criticism and interpretation; English poetry -- 19th century -- History and criticism; Romanticism -- England; The central importance of naturalistic vision - of a sense of man's life as part of nature - is emphasized in this study of the poetry of Tennyson and Swinburne. In tracing this vision, Professor McSweeney makes a series of qualitative distinctions leading to a revaluation of the achievements of both poets. McSweeney Kerry : KERRY MCSWEENY is a member of the Department of English at Queen's University and former Editor of Queen's Quarterly. |
