ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Alfred, Lord Tennyson, in full Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson of Aldworth and Freshwater, (born August 6, 1809, Somersby, Lincolnshire, England-died October 6, 1892, Aldworth, Surrey), English poet often regarded as the chief representative of the Victorian age in poetry. He was raised to the peerage in 1884.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tennyson was the grand old man of Victorian poetry, holding the Laureateship for 42 years and famous for In Memoriam A.H.H., The Idylls of The King and Maud, and Other Poems – the last of which includes ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’.

Detailed explanation-3: -Alfred, Lord Tennyson was the most renowned poet of the Victorian era. His work includes ‘In Memoriam, ’ ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ and ‘Idylls of the King.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tennyson as poet represented the true spirit of his age. He is not only the follower but also an interpreter of the age. His truly representative character made him universally popular in his own age. Alfred, Lord Tennyson was the most highly regarded poet of his period and the most widely read of all English poets.