ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Ulysses summary tells us about the search for adventure in human beings that makes their lives worth living. We see how an old adventurer is not ready o settle even at his age and always yearns for that one more quest.

Detailed explanation-2: -The dramatic monologue ‘Ulysses’ by Alfred Lord Tennyson presents the indomitable courage and adventurous zeal of old Ulysses: a man of adventure. ‘Ulysses’ was written in the aftermath of Alfred Lord Tennyson’s close friend’s death (Arthur Hallam). In this poem, Tennyson attempted to come to terms with the loss.

Detailed explanation-3: -"Ulysses” is a poem in blank verse by the Victorian poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892), written in 1833 and published in 1842 in his well-received second volume of poetry. An oft-quoted poem, it is a popular example of the dramatic monologue.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tennyson uses this spirit of Ulysses to represent the Victorian philosophy of life. Victorian people, like Ulysses, believed in action, not in mere living. They, in fact, thrived in action-in geographical and philosophical explorations. In this poem Tennyson successfully captures that spirit of his period.