How to Read Alfred Tennyson
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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.
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