An interesting study of Tennyson by the noted American poet and critic. The author discusses The Idylls of the King, Milton and Tennyson, The Bible in Tennyson, and includes a chronology of Tennyson's writings. This title is cited and recommended by the Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature. Henry van Dyke (1852-1933) was an American clergyman, educator, and author. He graduated from Princeton in 1873, and from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1874. He was pastor of the Brick Presbyterian Church, New York City (1883-99), professor of English literature at Princeton (1899-1923), and U.S. minister to the Netherlands (1913-16). Among his popular inspirational writings is the Christmas story The Other Wise Man (1896). As President Wilson's ambassador to the Netherlands from 1913, Van Dyke was a first-hand witness to the outbreak of World War I and its progress, and was a key player in the President's diplomatic efforts to keep the U.S. out of the conflict.
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Henry van Dyke (1852-1933) was an American clergyman, educator, and author. He graduated from Princeton in 1873, and from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1874. He was pastor of the Brick Presbyterian Church, New York City (1883-99), professor of English literature at Princeton (1899-1923), and U.S. minister to the Netherlands (1913-16).
Among his popular inspirational writings is the Christmas story The Other Wise Man (1896). As President Wilson's ambassador to the Netherlands from 1913, Van Dyke was a first-hand witness to the outbreak of World War I and its progress, and was a key player in the President's diplomatic efforts to keep the U.S. out of the conflict.
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The Princess, Locksley Hall, Round Table, Paradise Lost, Queen Mary, Alfred Tennyson, Enoch Arden, Aylmer's Field, The Lady of Shalott, King Arthur, Victor Hugo, Sixty Years After, Two Brothers, King Henry, Dream of Fair Women, Simeon Stylites, The Lotos-Eaters, Crossing the Bar, The Two Voices, The Lord of Burleigh, The Gardener's Daughter, The Miller's Daughter, New Testament, Holy Grail, Lady Clare Browse Sample Pages:
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The Princess, Locksley Hall, Round Table, Paradise Lost, Queen Mary, Alfred Tennyson, Enoch Arden, Aylmer's Field, The Lady of Shalott, King Arthur, Victor Hugo, Sixty Years After, Two Brothers, King Henry, Dream of Fair Women, Simeon Stylites, The Lotos-Eaters, Crossing the Bar, The Two Voices, The Lord of Burleigh, The Gardener's Daughter, The Miller's Daughter, New Testament, Holy Grail, Lady Clare Browse Sample Pages:
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- The Poetry of Tennyson by Henry Van Dyke on 4 pages
- American Authors and Their Homes, Personal Descriptions and Interviews by Francis Whiting Halsey on page 42, page 50, and page 53
- From Chaucer To Arnold: Types Of Literary Art In Prose And Verse by Andrew J. George in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Artistry and Tradition of Tennyson's Battle Poetry (Studies in Major Literary Authors) by Timothy J. Lovelace on page 5, and Back Matter
- Mind of Tennyson by E. Hershey Sneath on page 87
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