1821 Tennyson composes a 6,000 line epic poem ÷1823-1824Comp0ses“The Devil and the Lady"” 1827 Enters Cambridge University Statue of Lord Tennyson in the chapel of Trinity College,Cambridge
❖ 1821 Tennyson composes a 6,000 line epic poem ❖ 1823-1824 Composes “ The Devil and the Lady” ❖ 1827 Enters Cambridge University Statue of Lord Tennyson in the chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge
Tennyson and two of his elder brothers were writing poetry in their teens,and a collection of poems by all three was ALFRED.LORD TENNYSON published locally when Alfred Poemp selected by Mick Imlah was only 17
❖ Tennyson and two of his elder brothers were writing poetry in their teens, and a collection of poems by all three was published locally when Alfred was only 17
1829 Meets his best-friend-to- be,Arthur Hallam at Cambridge. Wins Chancellor's Prize Medal with his poem“Timbuctoo
❖ 1829 Meets his best-friend-tobe, Arthur Hallam at Cambridge. ❖ Wins Chancellor’s Prize Medal with his poem “Timbuctoo
1830 Publishes Poems,Chiefly PENGUINCLASSICS ALFRED LORD TENNYSON Lyrical SELECTED POEMS 1831 Father dies Tennyson leaves Cambridge 1842 Republishes Poems; Tennyson's fame established
❖ 1830 Publishes Poems, Chiefly Lyrical ❖ 1831 Father dies ❖ Tennyson leaves Cambridge ❖ 1842 Republishes Poems; Tennyson’s fame established
1850 Publishes In Memoriam (to the memory of Arthur Hallam) Queen Victoria appoints poet laureate All these finally established him as the most popular poet of the Victorian era
❖ 1850 Publishes In Memoriam (to the memory of Arthur Hallam) Queen Victoria appoints poet laureate ❖ All these finally established him as the most popular poet of the Victorian era