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Divining desire : Tennyson and the poetics of transcendence / James W. Hood.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hood, James W., 1957-
- Series:
- Nineteenth century (Aldershot, England)
- The nineteenth century
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892--Criticism and interpretation.
- Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson.
- Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892.
- Transcendence (Philosophy) in literature.
- Spiritual life in literature.
- Desire in literature.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 209 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Aldershot, England ; Brookfield, Vt. : Ashgate, [2000]
- Contents:
- 1 Tennyson and the poetics of transcendence: an introduction 1
- 2 "I would be dying evermore": divining desire in Tennyson's early poems 29
- 3 Seeking truth in knowledge: quest and counter-quest in The Princess 69
- 4 "The wish too strong for words to name": In Memoriam and the poetry of desire 101
- 5 "The holy power of love": Maud and transcendence 125
- 6 Empty labor: the success of failure in Idylls of the King 155.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-202) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0754600696
- OCLC:
- 43286425
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