In Memoriam
Transcript: Those fallen leaves which kept their green Kristen Manchenton College Writing 'Twas better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all" Alfred, Lord Tennyson, In Memoriam But when those others, one by one, Withdrew themselves from me and night, And in the house light after light Went out, and I was all alone, A hunger seized my heart; I read Of that glad year which once had been, In those fall'n leaves which kept their green, The noble letters of the dead: And strangely on the silence broke The silent-speaking words, and strange Was love's dumb cry defying change To test his worth; and strangely spoke The faith, the vigour, bold to dwell On doubts that drive the coward back, And keen thro' wordy snares to track Suggestion to her inmost cell. In Memoriam A.H.H. OBIIT MDCCCXXXIII: 95 Alfred, Lord Tennyson I have a very close friend back at home, and we've known each other for 5 years, I want to compare our friendship to Tennyson's and Hallums “as near perfection as mortal man could be” “I consider Tennyson as promising fair to be the greatest poet of our generation, perhaps of our century.” Became friends in April 1829. Both entered the Chancellor's Prize Poem Competition Both joined the Cambridge Apostles, a secret debating society. Spent Easter vacation with Tennyson in Somersby declared love for Emily, Tennyson's sister. Hallam and Tennyson planned to publish a book of poems together. died in 1833 of Schlagfluss (A stroke) Born August 1809 Queen Victoria's fave <3 Died in 1892 Poet Laureate of England and Ireland Went to Cambridge Married Emily Sellwood in 1850 The Poem itself Research Question Born 1811 Died 1833 (he was 22) Most poems that he wrote were based on Anna Mildred Wintour or Emily Tennyson "The sad mechanic exercise, like dull narcotics, numbing pain. In words like weeds I'll wrap me o'er like the coarsest clothes against the cold but that large grief which these enfold is given outline and no more." (In Memoriam A.H.H. 5) Wasn't written in order Over 133 parts Made him Poet Laureate of England Main Themes: Death, Love, Friendship, Grief, Life Alfred Lord Tennyson Why I chose this Works Cited "Love is and was my King and Lord, And will be, tho' as yet I keep within his court on earth, and sleep encompass'd by his faithful guard, and hear at times a sentinel who moves about from place to place, and whispers to the worlds of space, in the deep night, that all is well." (In Memoriam A.H.H. 126) Arthur Henry Hallum I research Victorian masculinity and what friendship roles existed at the time to isolate how oddly for the time Tennyson cared for Hallum "Tennyon regarded the roles of spousal needs and friendship as interchangeable" (Cole 243). luv u 2 bro luv u heterosexually bro How does their iconic and lasting friendship compare to my own personal relationships, and other famous friendships? How the tone changed over time So How Did They Meet? What I Focused My Research On Allison, Kiera. "The Repression Of The Return: Tennyson's In Memoriam And The Art Of The Unheard Echo." Victorian Poetry 53.1 (2015): 41-56. MLA International Bibliography. Web. 1 Dec. 2016. Cole, Sarah Rose. "The Recovery Of Friendship: Male Love And Developmental Narrative In Tennyson's In Memoriam." Victorian Poetry 50.1 (2012): 43-66. MLA International Bibliography. Web. 1 Dec. 2016. Holloway, Tamara C. "'All Is Well': Victorian Mourning Aesthetics And The Poetics Of Consolation." Dissertation Abstracts International 73.4 (2012): MLA International Bibliography. Web. 1 Dec. 2016. H., A. H., Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, and Arthur H. Hallam. In Memoriam (A.H.H.) I.e. Arthur H. Hallam. London: n.p., 1850. Print. Hallam, Arthur Henry, and Jack Kolb. The Letters of Arthur Henry Hallam. Columbus: Ohio State UP, 1981. Print.