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The consolation of otherness : the male love elegy in Milton, Gray and Tennyson / Matthew Curr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Curr, Matthew.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Elegiac poetry, English--History and criticism.
- Elegiac poetry, English.
- Elegiac poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern)--History and criticism.
- Elegiac poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern).
- Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771. Elegy written in a country churchyard.
- Gray, Thomas.
- Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892. In memoriam.
- Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson.
- English poetry--Male authors--History and criticism.
- English poetry.
- Milton, John, 1608-1674. Epitaphium Damonis.
- Milton, John.
- Difference (Psychology) in literature.
- Male friendship in literature.
- Love in literature.
- Men in literature.
- English poetry--Male authors.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 176 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2002]
- Summary:
- This work examines the relationships between John Milton and Charles Diodati, Thomas Gray and Richard West, and Alfred Tennyson and Arthur Hallam through a critical study of Milton's "Epitaphium Damonis, " Gray's "Elegy, " and Tennyson's "In Memoriam." It shows how their concepts of otherness and difference from the people around them provided comfort after the loss of loved ones. It discusses Milton's use of Latin to mourn his friend and screen the more resounding expressions of his love while keeping at bay those not ready to understand; how Gray used both Latin and the vernacular to express his grief while conforming to social and religious constraints by also addressing larger concerns; and Tennyson's ability to use the vernacular with complete security to speak out and yet hold back private thoughts about the person he loved.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The Phoenix / Charles Diodati, John Milton 5
- Chapter 2 A Secret Sympathy / Richard West, Thomas Gray 45
- Chapter 3 Points of Resistance / Gray's Letters 90
- Conclusion
- A Deeper Voice / Arthur Hallam, Alfred Tennyson 148.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-174) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0786412399
- OCLC:
- 49519119
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