Chancellor's Gold Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1829) Winner
Alfred Tennyson
アルフレッド・テニソン
Arufureddo Tenison
Aliases:
Lord Tennyson / Alfred, Lord Tennyson / 1st Baron Tennyson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1809-08-06 （Somersby, Lincolnshire, England）
- Died
- 1892-10-06 （Lurgashall, Sussex, England） age 83
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, England
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Anglicanism Baptized in 1810 （Baptismal Name: Alfred）
- Residence History
- Somersby, Lincolnshire → Trinity College, Cambridge → Epping Forest → Farringford House, Isle of Wight → Aldworth, Sussex
Career
- Occupations
- poet, Poet Laureate, Baron
- Active Years
- 1827-1892
- Affiliations
- House of Lords, Royal Society
- Memberships
- Cambridge Apostles
- Influenced By
- Lord Byron, John Keats, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- Influenced
- Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, T. S. Eliot
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth | — | General studies | — | 1816-1820 | United Kingdom |
| Trinity College, Cambridge | — | Literature | — | 1827- | United Kingdom |
King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth
General studies
Period:
1816-1820
Year of Graduation:
1820
Country:
United Kingdom
Trinity College, Cambridge
Literature
Period:
1827-
Country:
United Kingdom
no degree
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1829 | Chancellor's Gold Medal | Timbuktu | — | University of Cambridge | 受賞 |
| 1850 | Poet Laureate | — | — | British Monarchy | 任命 |
| 1884 | Baron Tennyson | — | — | Queen Victoria | 授与 |
Chancellor's Gold Medal
1829
Work:
Timbuktu
Organization:
University of Cambridge
Result:
受賞
Poet Laureate
1850
Organization:
British Monarchy
Result:
任命
Baron Tennyson
1884
Organization:
Queen Victoria
Result:
授与
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
In Memoriam A.H.H.
1850 elegyLong elegy commemorating the death of friend Arthur Henry Hallam, exploring faith, science, and loss.
lossfaith and doubtnature
Ulysses
1842 dramatic monologueAging Ulysses yearns for new adventure.
adventureagingseeking
The Lady of Shalott
1832 balladA cursed lady in a tower glimpses the outside world.
isolationcurseart vs reality
Adaptations
- [painting] The Lady of Shalott / John William Waterhouse (1888)
Idylls of the King
1859 epicVictorian retelling of Arthurian legend.
chivalrydecayidealism
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1854 balladDepicts the Charge of the Light Brigade in Crimean War.
braveryfutility of war
Bibliography
- Poems by Two Brothers
- Poems, Chiefly Lyrical
- Poems (1833)
- The Princess
- In Memoriam A.H.H.
- Maud, and Other Poems
- Idylls of the King
Adaptations
- Multiple paintings of The Lady of Shalott
Translations of Works
- Numerous Japanese translations
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- rich visual imagerymasterful rhythmuse of onomatopoeia and alliteration
- Recurring Motifs
- grief and melancholyclassical mythologynature
Health
-
depression生涯Influenced themes of sorrow in poetry
Legacy
Leading Victorian poet, longest-serving Poet Laureate, source of many English idioms.
Museums
- Farringford House Freshwater, Isle of Wight Opened in 1853
- Tennyson Memorial Tennyson Down, Isle of Wight Opened in 1893
Archives
- Tennyson Research Centre, Lincoln Central Library
In Popular Culture
- Ulysses quoted in Skyfall (2012)
Quotes
-
'Tis better to have loved and lost / Than never to have loved at all.
Source: In Memoriam A.H.H. (1850) -
Theirs not to reason why, / Theirs but to do and die.
Source: The Charge of the Light Brigade (1854) -
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Source: Ulysses (1842)
Trivia
- 9th most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.
- Last words: 'Oh that press will have me now!'
- Tennyson Down on Isle of Wight named after him.