How to Read Alfred Tennyson
Readings and analysis of three poems by Alfred, Lord Tennyson \u2014 \u201cMariana,\u201d \u201cThe Lady of Shalott,\u201d and \u201cUlysses\u201d \u2014 that fall into two categories: the lives of women sequestered from a hostile or indifferent world, and the longing of a man to impose his will on the world. As we learn, all three should beware what they wish for.