In Memoriam (Norton Critical Editions)

In Memoriam (Norton Critical Editions)

<p><strong>Tennyson€s central poem is presented with an extensive introduction that provides background information on the poet and poem as well as an overview of <em>In Memoriam</em>€s formal and thematic peculiarities, including Tennyson€s use of the stanza and the poem€s rhyme scheme.</strong></p> The authoritative text is again that of the Eversley Edition of Tennyson€s Works, published in 1901€“8, which is accompanied by detailed explanatory annotations.<br /><br /> €œCriticism€ contains thirteen essays-€•seven of which are new to the Second Edition€•among them examples of formal (Sarah Gates), contextual (W. David Shaw), reader-response (Timothy Peltason), queer (Jeff Nunokawa), and genre (Alan Sinfield) criticism. A chapter from Christopher Ricks€s influential biography, <em>Tennyson</em>, is included.<br /><br /> A Chronology, Selected Bibliography, and Index of First Lines are also included.