Revisions Poems (Tennyson, 1842)



tennyson in 1840, samuel laurence


the first volume of book consists of poems taken 1830 poems, chiefly lyrical , 1832 (the imprint reads 1833) poems, , second consists of new work. tennyson had been severely stung more hostile reviews of 1832 book, had found of poems silly, affected , obscure. meant reinstate himself in critical esteem, , end heavily revised best of earlier work, following reviewers’ detailed criticisms. in many cases, such Œnone , lady of shalott, resulted in improved versions. in new poems contained in second volume took heart general tenor of advice critics had given. 1840 work of revision , composition complete, or virtually so. increasing danger of earlier poems being pirated in unrevised forms in america impelled him forestall threat finding publisher, , in march 1842, partly @ friend edward fitzgerald s insistence, contract signed edward moxon.








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