Alfred Tennyson And His Work

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Hallam,
a brilliant Victorian young man was recognized by his peers as having
unusual promise. He and Tennyson knew each other only four years, but
their intense friendship had a major influence on the poet. On a visit to
Somersby, Hallam met and later became engaged to Emily Tennyson, and the
two friends looked forward to a life-long companionship. Hallam died from
illness in 1833 at the age of 22 and shocked Tennyson profoundly. His
grief lead to most of his best poetry, including "In Memoriam", "The
Passing of Arthur", "Ulysses", and "Tithonus".
Since Tennyson was always sensitive to criticism, The bad reviews
of his 1832 poems hurt him greatly. Critics in those days took great joy
in the harshness of their reviews. John Wilson Croker's harsh criticisms
of some of the poems he wrote kept Tennyson from publishing again for
another nine years.
The success of his 1842 poems made Tennyson a popular poet, and in
1845 he got a government pension of 200 pounds a year, which ...

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