Laureate envy: T.S. Eliot on Tennyson. (Alfred Tennyson)(T.S. Eliot at 110)

From: ANQ | Date: June 22, 1998| Author: Kolb, Jack | Copyright information

Poet Alfred Lord Tennyson fostered a dilemma of status and literary achievement for T.S. Eliot. Although inspired by Tennyson, Eliot was envious of Tennyson's Poet Laureate status, separated by a single generation. Similarities in their poetic careers emphasized the rivalry, such as their devotion to the works of Virgil, a trait shared by many prominent Laureates.

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